LOLLY

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum

(noun) informal terms for money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lolly (plural lollies)

A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.

(UK, slang, uncountable) Money.

(Australia, New Zealand) Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.

(archaic) A lump.

Synonyms

• bonbon

• candy (US)

• confection

• sweet (British)

Etymology 2

Noun

lolly (uncountable)

(Canada) Snow or fine ice floating on water.

Proper noun

Lolly

A diminutive of the female given names Laura, Louise.

Source: Wiktionary



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