candy floss

noun

1
British : cotton candy
2
usually candyfloss British : something attractive but insubstantial

Examples of candy floss in a Sentence

the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics
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The pop-up ends with a small store allowing visitors to purchase Chance Eau Splendide and to also get a taste of a complimentary candy floss inspired by the purple hue of the fragrance. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025 The 6,000-square-foot Regency-style Georgian, built in the 1790s, unfurls into a lush garden brimming with waist-high daisies, candy floss pink hydrangeas, and towering palms—all cascading toward the Irish Sea. Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025 Further shots showed the Trigger Warning star walking through the park while holding daughter Haven's hand and the kids eating candy floss, while another photo showed Alba and Warren posing for a sweet snap while lining up for a ride. Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 To the west, the clouds unfurled like a strawberry pink candy floss. Maggie Downs, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024 Other sweet treats seen at the party included white candy floss, iced cookies in the shapes of nail polish, cucumbers and bubble baths, pink iced cupcakes, cake pops and doughnuts with extra sprinkles. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023 Butrym was also behind the LBD Portman wore on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which featured a corsage flower at the neck and a cut-out chest, as well as the crochet bra that peeped from beneath her candy floss-pink Miu Miu separates at a Thor photo call in Rome. Alice Cary, Vogue, 8 July 2022 In fact, the top colors in this year, according to Shtork-Zigdon are cobalt blues, candy floss pink and tangerine tones. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 There’s 24-karat-gold smothered hot chocolate, high tea with a strong pink theme, and champagne flutes topped with pink candy floss. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of candy floss was in 1951

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“Candy floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy%20floss. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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