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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By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024 And the installations continue all the way through the gift shop, which is situated between a series of photo backdrops and a food court offering concessions like popcorn and cotton candy. 2. Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire Laura spotted this ultra-rare specimen on a New Hampshire local news outlet and interviewed the scientists that received it as a donation. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024 State of play: Among the new menu options the Cardinals unveiled is a cotton candy burrito. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar

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