Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large lump or portion of a solid matter.
- noun A small quantity or splash of a liquid.
- noun A modicum; a bit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lump; a mass.
- noun See
dallop . - To beat.
- To handle awkwardly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
lump ,scoop or considerable quantity of something. - verb transitive To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.
- verb intransitive To
drip in a viscous form
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small measure (usually of food)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I had no idea they would be quite as spicy as they are and I am quite thankful the sourcream dollop is included in the recipe.
Chipotle sweet potato soup | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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I've had conversations with people who didn't speak a dollop of English simply by trading the names of films or directors back and forth, with each of us grunting in disapproval or smiling our appreciation to show our opinion.
Michael Giltz: Cannes 2010 Day Two and Three: Wall Street 2 Stock Down, The Housemaid Burns Up 2010
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In recounting his teenage travails as a Boston schoolboy growing up with a "dollop" of Catholic guilt and a full spectrum of FM stations, Sheffield navigates Reaganomics, Boy George, and Rambo with wit, self-deprecation, and not an ounce of trepidation.
Kristi York Wooten: A Girl Talks to Rob Sheffield about Duran Duran (and His New Book) 2010
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That blueberry 'dollop' looks disturbingly like oversized caviar.
New Year's Diet Aid 2010
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In recounting his teenage travails as a Boston schoolboy growing up with a "dollop" of Catholic guilt and a full spectrum of FM stations, Sheffield navigates Reaganomics, Boy George, and Rambo with wit, self-deprecation, and not an ounce of trepidation.
Kristi York Wooten: A Girl Talks to Rob Sheffield about Duran Duran (and His New Book) 2010
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There was the old farmer at the tithe dinner, who, on having some bread-sauce handed to him, extracted a great "dollop" on the top of his knife, tasted it, and said, "Don't chuse none."
Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome 1876
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Unlike with ill-advised conversations-where you can later swear that you said "dollop," not "trollop" and this was a simple misunderstanding based on excessive cerumen build-up-everything is spelled out in black-and-white in e-mail messages.
Macworld 2009
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Unlike with ill-advised conversations-where you can later swear that you said "dollop," not "trollop" and this was a simple misunderstanding based on excessive cerumen build-up-everything is spelled out in black-and-white in e-mail messages.
Macworld 2009
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But they went on the menu that night, topped with a dollop of creamy raspberry purée.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Toting a bowl of her homemade guacamole, she spooned a dollop for Ben and asked him what it needed.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
oroboros commented on the word dollop
An upside-down word.
May 23, 2008
bestiary commented on the word dollop
what was that infernal jingle?
..hmf-d-hm-hmmn wiith a dollop!--a dollop
you can light up a room with a dollop!
a dollop.. of dais-y
July 31, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dollop
Aaagh! The most wretched earworm ever!
July 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word dollop
Ha, oro was right. I entered dollop in the flip your fonts thing and the text it returned is: dollop!
July 31, 2008