- lolly
- • money. This may have originated from the Romany word 'loli', meaning 'red', used by gypsies to mean copper coins.
Londonisms dictionary. 2014.
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Lolly — may refer to:*Lolly (singer), a British pop star *Lolly Allen, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours *Lolly Badcock, a Brtitish porn star *Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs, an Australian snack food *In British English: **A short… … Wikipedia
lolly — lol‧ly [ˈlɒli ǁ ˈlɑːli] noun [uncountable] informal old fashioned money: • He must be rolling in lolly. * * * lolly UK US /ˈlɒli/ noun [U] UK INFORMAL MONEY ► mone … Financial and business terms
lolly — 1854, short for LOLLIPOP (Cf. lollipop). In 20c. British slang, also money … Etymology dictionary
lolly — ► NOUN (pl. lollies) informal 1) chiefly Brit. a lollipop. 2) Austral./NZ a boiled sweet. 3) Brit. money … English terms dictionary
lolly — [lä′lē] n. pl. lollies [contr. < LOLLYPOP] [Brit. Slang] Brit. Slang 1. money 2. piece of hard candy … English World dictionary
lolly — pene; miembro sexual masculino; se escribe tambien loly ; cf. pico, pequén, pichula, penca, cochayuyo, diuca, pirulo, tula, aparato, pelado, Pepito, como el lolly; se sacó los calzoncillos y tenía un ma … Diccionario de chileno actual
lolly — UK [ˈlɒlɪ] / US [ˈlɑlɪ] noun Word forms lolly : singular lolly plural lollies British 1) [countable] an ice lolly 2) [countable] a lollipop 3) [uncountable] informal an old fashioned word for money … English dictionary
lolly — n British money. A well established, light hearted word which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s and enjoyed a revival, significantly, in the Thatcher years (the mid and late 1980s), when many obsolescent euphemisms for money had received a new… … Contemporary slang
lolly — [[t]lɒ̱li[/t]] lollies N COUNT A lolly is the same as a lollipop. [mainly BRIT] → See also ice lolly … English dictionary
lolly — леденец на палочке stick lolly леденец на палочке ice lolly фруктовое мороженое на палочке … English-Russian travelling dictionary
lolly — /lol ee/, n., pl. lollies. 1. lollipop. 2. Brit. Informal. a. a piece of candy, esp. hard candy. b. a treat. c. a small bribe or gratuity. d. money. 3. do one s lolly, Australian Slang. to lose one s temper. [1765 75; shortening of LOLLYPOP] * *… … Universalium
