cotton candy

noun

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

Examples of cotton candy in a Sentence

the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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Babin made a hummingbird cake, inspired by her Southern roots, and Van Tassel made one with Meyer lemons from her garden and a vanilla bean cake decorated with cotton candy. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Who wants cotton candy and a Lightning Pass to Space Mountain? Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 Cotton Candy Specialty Donut Who can resist cotton candy during a fun spring celebration? Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025 Spring tastes like blueberries, cherries and cotton candy at Dunkin’. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cotton candy

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cotton candy was in 1926

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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20candy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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