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cotton candy


cotton candy

noun

Definition of COTTON CANDY

1
: a candy made of spun sugar
2
: something attractive but insubstantial
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Examples of COTTON CANDY

  1. <the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of>

First Known Use of COTTON CANDY

1926

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Rhymes with COTTON CANDY

penny candy, Rio Grande

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