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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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ENDLESSLY
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