Talk:lollipop

usage rates: JillianE 00:46, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * lollipop 7,850,000 googles
 * lollypop 1,020,000 googles

Angloromani
On the English Wikipedia, it says that “lollipop” comes from Angloromani for candy apple. I'll look into it and I hope that you do too.--RayquazaDialgaWeird2210 18:35, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Omission?
Isn't "lollipop" also a slang term for the result when you add, onto the roof of a straight-sided building that had no setbacks before you started, a tower of a somewhat-smaller (or much-smaller) cross-section, perhaps in the center of the roof (set back on all sides) but not necessarily so? The top-right corner of the photo below is a building's facade. Moving along the top edge from that corner you get to a stripe of sky. The next thing to the left of that sky is the office-tower that was added to the roof of Saks Fifth Avenue long after the original building was finished. http://affordableluxuryblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/saks-fifth-avenue-NYC1.jpg It seems to be at the back of the roof rather than center. Isn't such a structure referred to as a "lollipop"? If so that ussage is missing from this disambiguation-page.69.86.131.90 (talk) 22:53, 12 October 2012 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson
 * There are other slang uses too .... something can be called a lollipop because of its shape (e.g. lollipop shark) or because of its purpose. Ive seen it used as a synonym of thumbsucker for example (the definition as of Feb 2 2020 is the journalistic one only). Architecture surely isnt my thing so Im not aware of the use youre saying but it makes sense to me and if we can find people using it it can be listed here. i might get around to adding that and the journalism sense soon. — Soap — 20:08, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Lollipop vs sucker
I always grew up using "sucker" to refer to any candy on a stick and "lollipop" to refer specifically to the rainbow spiral candy. Is this considered normal/standard in the US? If it is, then the difference should probably be noted on this page. Zombiedude347 (talk) 03:43, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Its about marketing really ... i suspect "lollipop" sells better so you're more likely to see it on product names. Though yes, I'd say "sucker" to me suggests something round, and something meant to last awhile. — Soap — 06:33, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Meaning may have shifted over time
Chambers 1908 defines "lollypop" (thus spelled) as "a sweetmeat made with sugar and treacle; (plural) sweets". Equinox ◑ 19:45, 7 December 2018 (UTC)