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| A '''lollipop''', '''pop''', '''lolly''', '''sucker''', or '''dum-dum''' is a type of ] consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured ] with ] mounted on a stick and intended for ] or ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lollipop | work = How Products are Made | publisher = Advameg Inc. | date = 2007 | url = http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Lollipop.html | accessdate = 2007-08-19 }}</ref> They are available in many flavours and shapes. | A '''lollipop''', '''pop''', '''lolly''', '''sucker''', or '''dum-dum''' is a type of ] consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured ] with ] mounted on a stick and intended for ] or ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lollipop | work = How Products are Made | publisher = Advameg Inc. | date = 2007 | url = http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Lollipop.html | accessdate = 2007-08-19 }}</ref> They are available in many flavours and shapes. | ||
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| Lollipops are available in a variety of flavours, particularly fruit flavours. In ], especially the ], ] and ], ]-flavoured lollipops are also available, but these are largely unknown in other parts of the world. With numerous companies producing lollipops, the candy now comes in dozens of flavors and many different shapes. | |||
| Some lollipops contain fillings, such as ] or soft candy. More exotic lollipops may have ]s such as ] ]e embedded.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | title = Edible insects | |||
| | url = http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/4/edibleinsects.cfm | |||
| | last = Fromme | |||
| | first = Alison | |||
| | date = July/August 2005 | |||
| | publisher = Smithsonian National Zoological Park | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-03-24}} | |||
| </ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| | title = ''Tenebrio'' sp., mealworm, in a sticky lollipop | |||
| | url = http://owen.nhm.ac.uk/piclib/www/image.php?img=58620&frm=ser&search=curiosity | |||
| | publisher = The National History Museum, London | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-03-24 }} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| Some lollipops have been marketed for use as ]s, although their effectiveness is untested, and ] of weight loss may be due to the ].<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | title = Lollipop Diet helps woman shed pounds | |||
| |url = http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa060208_kd_lollipopdiet.63fd4f8e.html | |||
| | last = St. James | |||
| | first = Janet | |||
| | publisher = WFAA News (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) | |||
| | date = February 8, 2007 | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-03-24}} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| ==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
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For other uses, see Lollipop (disambiguation).
A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or dum-dum is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavours and shapes.
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Terminology
The term "lollipop" was first recorded in England in 1769, denoting a sweetmeat consisting chiefly of sugar or treacle. The first element is perhaps related to "loll", meaning "to dangle" (as in a tongue)—"lolly" was also a northern dialect word for the tongue, although this may in fact be derived onomatopoeically from the mouth sounds associated with sucking and licking. According to another explanation, the term may have originated as a loanword from the Romani language. This theory cites the Romani loli phabai, or "red apple", and notes the term may derive from apples eaten from sticks.
Slang around the World
Professor Dubi Spencer, A lingustics expert from Israel, claims that "Bonbon" is North Israel's slang for "Lollipop".
See also
References
- "Lollipop". How Products are Made. Advameg Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1973
- "Romani words borrowed into English of various dialects". Everything2. August 1, 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-24.