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LOLLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lolly mean?
• LOLLY (noun)
The noun LOLLY has 2 senses:
2. ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
Familiarity information: LOLLY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal terms for money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
boodle; bread; cabbage; clams; dinero; dough; gelt; kale; lettuce; lolly; loot; lucre; moolah; pelf; scratch; shekels; simoleons; sugar; wampum
Hypernyms ("lolly" is a kind of...):
money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
ice lolly; lollipop; lolly; popsicle
Context example:
in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
Hypernyms ("lolly" is a kind of...):
frozen dessert (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)
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