loblolly
noun, verb
loblolly is a noun meaning “Gruel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-O-B-L-O-L-L-Y and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 13 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of loblolly is loblollies.
What does loblolly mean?
noun
- 1
Gruel.
- 2
UKA thick stew; lobscouse or similar.
- 3
USA mudhole.
- 4
A bumpkin or lout.
Whil'st he, not dreaming of thy folly, Lies gaping like a great Lob-lolly
- 5
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
- 6
Loblolly bay (plant).
verb
- 1
To behave in a loutish manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce loblolly?
Loblolly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of loblolly
- loblollies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lob-lolly
- lob lolly
- loblollie
- lob-lollie
- loplolly
- loblollying participle, present
- loblollied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is loblolly?
Loblolly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does loblolly come from?
From Yorkshire dialect lob (“boil”, literally “bubbling up”) + dialect lolly (“broth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).