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Sweets vs Lollies - What's the difference?

sweets | lollies |

As nouns the difference between sweets and lollies

is that sweets is confectionery, candy while lollies is plural of lang=en.

sweets

English

(wikipedia sweets)

Noun

(head)
  • (British, plurale tantum) Confectionery, candy.
  • A term of endearment; sweetheart.
  • I miss you, sweets .

    Derived terms

    * boiled sweets

    lollies

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (head)
  • 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

    (head)
  • (dialectal, Rhode Island) A type of undergarment worn by cheerleaders under their skirts in place of panties.
  • Synonyms
    * kickpants * spankies