as in tinsel
something attractive but lacking in substance
the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics
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Noun
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Hair tinsel is also offered, and everyone leaves with a swag bag.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026 -
The pale hue of her towering hairdo made the perfect complement to her bold gown—a Kevin Germanier Spring 2026 Couture design, which looked as if it were covered in colorful tufts of tinsel.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Actor Sam Reid is laced into a pair of skintight black pants, his shoulder-length blond hair braided into Britney-style pigtails and his face and torso covered in iridescent glitter.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Hugely important use of body glitter going on at the Silver Slipper.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Bro, the market isn’t ready for your ketamine cotton candy.—
Robert Johnson,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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“Candyfloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candyfloss. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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