YouGov: Magnum is Britain’s favourite ice lolly
A YouGov poll found the Magnum was Britain’s favourite ice lolly, with more than one in four people naming it their top pick. At the same time 59% of respondents said a Magnum is not actually an ice lolly, producing a clear split between popularity and classification. Respondents argued over whether 'ice lolly' should mean a frozen water- or juice-based stick or include ice-cream-on-a-stick, with products such as Solero, Calippo and Cornetto cited as disputed examples. That divide matters for how companies label and market summer frozen treats and for everyday language about what counts as an ice lolly.
A majority of Britons are right in this case. Ice cream is stirred while freezing to keep it smooth. An ice lolly is not, it's just frozen, so it contains ice crystals. This is why a Mini Milk is a lolly whereas a Magnum is not.
Eddie Robson14Obviously there are products which combine the two, like Strawberry Splits and Soleros, and that's down to the conscience of the individual. But the Magnum is a clear case. Don't be distracted by the fact it's got a stick, that's irrelevant.
Nige Tassell3But a Jaffa cake is a lolly, yes?
soleros are my lolly choice but if a magnum isn't an ice lolly, then a solero can't be an ice lolly
Neon Genesis Ewangelion19iconic ice lollies are the ones you make in your own freezer from apple juice and a little sugar
Gabby HC5I say that because they're covered in an ice layer, that counts. A magnum however is a fancy choc ice on a stick
Aunticles4I consider the Solero to be a hybrid vehicle whereas the Magnum is simply a choc ice with a lolly stick up its jaxy
Daniel3A magnum is a choc ice with a stick in it. A solero gets a pass as it does feature frozen fruit juice.
Sarah J Miles2Last few days when I go out to get lunch I buy a Calippo. By the time I get back to work and eaten the rest of my lunch it has achieved slushie-like consistency. Lovely.
Miley Crisis. ✨2I feel like this separation has entirely developed through marketing rather than a consistent analysis of them
But is a Magnum actually an ice lolly? Despite being voted Britain's favourite ice lolly, the majority of Britons (59%) say a Magnum is not, in fact, an ice lolly yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Kristian van der Vliet20The Whites Lemonade, literally frozen flavoured water on a stick, couldn't be more of an ice lolly if it tried and I have concerns for the 2% of people who think it isn't.
Brainmist14🤨 So..... We're just all supposed to ignore that there is a pink frozen dessert shaped like a human foot that you're supposed to suck on? Because that seems like it should raise a lot more questions.
Edith11Majority of Britons right for the first time ever
wrangler of level 1 goblins7what the FUCK do you mean "funny feet" what the HELL is going on over there???
Chris6Not only is it not an ice lolly, it’s a pretty boring choc-ice on a stick.
faith4who are the people saying that a Fruit Pastille lolly isn't an ice lolly?
@stefanpaetow.bsky.social3They are correct in saying it's not an ice lolly. Lollies don't generally contain chocolate and dairy... A Solero... maybe. A Twister, more likely. The cheapo lollies from the frozen aisle at Iceland, absolutely!
James Calbraith213% of responders have no clue what an ice lolly is (cornetto??)
PRION PLANET2A core component of a lolly ice is frozen fruit juice. Half the things in this poll do not belong
Dave Merritt2No: it’s a choc ice on a stick. And vastly overrated at that. Aldi’s Minis are much better - especially the chocolate.
Now...we have an issue here, because what is the "pop" part (as used in the once-branded-now-generic US English "popsicle" - pop + icicle) short for? I always saw it as being an alternate form of "ice lolly", if we assume both derive from icicle + lollipop but use the opposite halves.
Small Robots16Very much like how the Greek Zeus and Roman Jupiter both come from the reconstructed Indo-European "*Dyḗus ph₂tḗr", but use different parts of the term for their etymology.
Rhi3Pop like fizzy drink perhaps? Though not admittedly still fizzy for obvious reasons.
Tiernan Blanchard, special limited Pride Edition3I think that in THIS case it is used in the sense of a soft drink. So these are a popsicle (a pop icicle) or a freeze pop (a pop you freeze)
The Stainless Steel Cat2Having been brought up on the Beano, The Dandy, Sparky etc, I can confirm that pop is a slightly old-fashioned word for fizzy soft drink. What we call in Scotland, “ginger”.
