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LOLLIES
Etymology 1
Noun
lollies
plural of lolly
Etymology 2
Shortened form of lollipop pants, which was the standard form in Rhode Island at least through the mid 1980s. It is not known when the shortened form became the standard term.
Noun
lollies
(dialectal, Rhode Island) A type of undergarment worn by cheerleaders under their skirts in place of panties.
Synonyms
• kickpants
• spankies
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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