candyfloss

British
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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“Candyfloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candyfloss. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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