First Known Use: 1854
Dictionary
lolly
noun lol·ly \ˈlä-lē\
plural lollies
Definition of LOLLY
1
British : a piece of candy; especially : hard candy
2
British : money
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Origin of LOLLY
short for lollipop
Related to LOLLY
- Synonyms
- bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, money [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum
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