sticky bun

noun

: a spiral-shaped cinnamon roll topped with melted brown sugar and butter

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Brown sugar ice cream with a cinnamon streusel swirl, sprinkled with sticky bun dough and praline pecans. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 Get the Recipe 14 of 80 Mini Bananas Foster Sticky Buns Capture the flavors of New Orleans' famous dessert in an adorable, bite-sized sticky bun. — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sticky bun was in 1909

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