Sweets or Lolly’s? Lolly’s or Sweets

I’m back on my “Lost in Translation” theme here. In good old Kiwi Land they use the all-encompassing term “Lolly’s” for all types of sweets. Now to me a lolly is either an ice-lolly or a lollipop -hard sweet on a stick. So the first time someone used the term “a bag of lollies” I honestly expected to see a small bag full of hard sweets on a stick. No one seems able to explain the origin of the name but I am told that lollies mean all types of sweet confectionery. However I seem to have quickly adopted the new term and sweets are out of the window along with chickens (its now chooks don’t you know…..). Stopping off at the dairy (corner shop) to treat Miss and a pal to a bag of something I shouted as I got out the car…”Whose for a bag of lollies then?”