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# lolly

«lolly» in Mova's school dictionary: **an ice lolly (frozen juice on a stick) or a lollipop (a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a lolly, lollies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In the UK and Ireland, a lolly is an ice lolly (frozen juice on a stick) or a lollipop (a hard sweet on a stick). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#m1)

2) In Australia and New Zealand, a lolly is any sweet or candy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#m2)

3) In British slang, lolly means money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life children buy lollies at the shop or the beach; in Australia and NZ the «lolly aisle» is the sweets section, and «lollies» are given at parties. A «lollipop lady/man» (UK) helps children cross the road with a round sign. Phrases: «ice lolly», «lolly stick», «lolly bag», «lollipop lady».

### examples

- It was so hot we bought ice lollies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x1)
- The dentist gave me a sugar-free lolly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x2)
- In Australia, lollies means sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x3)
- We each got a lolly bag at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x4)
- Save the lolly sticks for our craft project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x5)
- The lollipop lady helped us cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x6)
- My ice lolly melted down my arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x7)
- Don't eat too many lollies — they're bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/#x8)

### note

Plural: lollies (y → ies). Meaning depends on the country: UK = ice lolly or lollipop; Australia/NZ = any sweet; US says «popsicle» for an ice lolly and «candy» for sweets. Lollies have lots of sugar — brush your teeth afterwards.

### In the corpora

- [Wet skin can freeze and stick to frozen metal or a very cold ice lolly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/11/)
- [Harry also took a pound from Mum's purse for a lolly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/5/)
- [On Sam's birthday there's a free lolly: «Ten already?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/483-neighbours-who-dont-speak-and-the-friendly-shopkeeper/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lolly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lolly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.