taffy

noun

taf·fy ˈta-fē

plural taffies

: a boiled candy usually of sugar, molasses or corn syrup, butter, and often vinegar and vanilla that is pulled until porous and glossy

: insincere flattery

Examples of taffy in a Sentence

the magazine's profiles of showbiz celebrities tend to be pure taffy

Recent Examples on the Web Kermit's Key Lime Shoppe has been a Key West mainstay for decades and offers everything from Key lime pie and homemade taffy to Key lime mango chutney and citrus salsa. —

Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2023 Halloween Countdown Calendar The countdown calendar mimics the beloved advent calendar by including 13 doors with marshmallows, sour pumpkin candies, caramels, candy corn taffies, candy corn gummies, lollipops, and cookies hiding inside. —

Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023 This countdown to spooky season boasts 13 doors all filled with sweet surprises, including candy pumpkins, caramels, taffy, gummies, candy corn, and seasonal cookies. —

Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023 The voice bent like taffy, or Silly Putty. Incidentally, Devieilhe is Madame Pichon. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023 For dessert, head straight to Jenkinson’s Sweet Shop, which has been making confections like candy apples, fudge, and taffy since the early 20th century. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023 Whipping the taffy is said to result in a softer taffy, more delectable than pulled taffy. —

Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022 Anosov discovered that both chaos and stability arise automatically in a geodesic flow because its trajectories converge and diverge like lines drawn on a piece of taffy as it is squeezed together and stretched out. —

Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2023 Beneath that, starting at roughly 100 kilometers deep, is the asthenosphere, where mantle rocks are warm enough to flow like hot taffy. —

Alexandra Witze, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2018 See More

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