I. ˈdä-ləp noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 1812
1. chiefly British : an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid
out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly dollop of rain — E. M. Forster
2. : a lump or glob of something soft or mushy
top it with a dollop of jam
3. : an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : portion
hold out their mess tins for a dollop of gruel — Robert Craft
4. : a small lump, portion, or amount
want just a dollop of ketchup
5. : something added or served as if in dollops
a delicious dollop of gossip — Leon Harris
II. transitive verb
Date: circa 1860
: to serve or dispense in dollops