self-licking lollipop
self-licking lollipop noun: something that apparently exists only to sustain itself.
Noun
self-licking lollipop (plural self-licking lollipops)
- Something that apparently exists only to sustain itself.
- It will unquestionably be a marathon with no finishing line, a self-licking lollipop, since the more one gets things right in the city, the more people will come, and the bigger the challenge.2017, Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Ira Herbst, Making Africa Work: A Handbook for Economic Success, page 85
- And if there isn't an incident it doesn't mean that you can relax your guard, it means that you might need more. The more you have, the more you want. Security is a self-licking lollipop.2023, Mike Croll, The Rise of Security and Why We Always Want More, page 49
- Synonyms:
- self-licking ice cream cone
Synonyms of self-licking lollipop
Forms of self-licking lollipop
| plural | self-licking lollipops |
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Questions about self-licking lollipop
- What does self-licking lollipop mean?
- Self-licking lollipop means something that apparently exists only to sustain itself.
- What part of speech is self-licking lollipop?
- Self-licking lollipop is a noun.
- What is the plural of self-licking lollipop?
- The plural of self-licking lollipop is self-licking lollipops.
Words near self-licking lollipop in the dictionary
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