What do they call lollies in America?

Lollies = candy = sweeties We call them lollies, but a lolly in England would only mean a lollipop on a stick. The English instead refer to regular lollies as “sweets” or “sweeties”, while they’re known as “candy” Stateside.

Why do Americans call all sweets candy?

Why do Americans call sweets candy? Googled “etymology candy” and got: “mid 17th century (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.”

Why do Aussies call sweets lollies?

Why do Australians call sweets “lollies”, even when they have no sticks? According to British English from A to Zed by Norman Schur (Harper, 1991) “lolly” derives onomatopoetically for the mouth sounds associated with sucking or licking. The word “lollipop” came later.

What is the American English word for sweet?

British vs American Vocabulary

British English ↕	American English ↕
sweets	candy
taxi	taxi, taxi cab
tea towel	dish towel
telly (informal), TV	television, TV

What’s the number one candy in America?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, consisting of white fudge, milk, or dark chocolate cups filled with peanut butter. They were invented by H.B. Reese after he founded the H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1923.

What is the British English word for candy?

sweets
In British English, small, sweet things that you eat, such as toffees and chocolates, are called sweets. She did not allow her children to eat too many sweets. In American English, sweet things like these are called candy.

What do they call chocolate in Australia?

Chokkie
Objects Slang

OBJECTS
Aerial pingpong :	Australian Rules football
Bush tucker :	native outback food
Chewie :	chewing gum
Chokkie :	chocolate

What do they call lollies in Australia?

What is candy called in Australia? Candy is typically called ‘lollies’ in Australia.