# lollipop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɒl.i.pɒp/ · frequency rank #23,892

## Definitions
1. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
2. Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body.
3. A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, loll (“laze, hang loose”) + y + pop (“shot, try, burst, enter”); likely through lolly (“head, tongue”). Attested from 1784. Compare lollygag and lollypoop.
An unlikely derivation is from Romani loli (“red”) + phabaj (“apple”); candy apples are often red and placed on a stick to keep the person's hands dry, similar to lollipops. However candy apples were not well-known until a century after the first known use of the word lollipop, and the original lollipop was likely a small item like modern penny candy.

## Common misspellings (10)
`llolipop`, `llollipop`, `lolilpop`, `lolipop`, `lolliopp`, `lollipopp`, `lollippo`, `lollippop`, `lollpiop`, `olllipop`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lollipop