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taffy

[ taf-ee ]

noun

plural taffies.
  1. a chewy candy made of sugar or corn syrup boiled down with butter or oil, pulled or stretched back and forth to incorporate air bubbles, then rolled, twisted, and cut into pieces.
  2. Informal. flattery.


taffy

1

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy
  2. a less common term for toffee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Taffy

2

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a slang word or nickname for a Welshman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of taffy1

First recorded in 1815–25; northern English dialect variant of toffee; toffee ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of taffy1

C19: perhaps from tafia

Origin of taffy2

C17: from the supposed Welsh pronunciation of Davy (from David, Welsh Dafydd ), a common Welsh Christian name
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Example Sentences

Their specific offerings include pretzels, caramels, chocolate, taffy and cupcakes... just to name a few.

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Everything from Mexican pop to European experimentalism was strained, boiled, compressed and stretched into addictive instrumental taffy.

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The weekend was oceanic cliffs and Gilded Age mansions and a kaleidoscopic assortment of saltwater taffy.

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They always flew along the wires of this place like a kettle of jeweled hawks, cresting over the rooftops of turreted houses and quaint shops all stuck together like assorted taffies.

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It’s basically taffy with a peanut butter center, a joyous merger that has been made since the 1970s by Annabelle Candy Co. in Hayward.

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