Noun: taffy ta-fee
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: UK, informal
Usage: N. Amer
- Chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
"At the fair, we watched as they stretched and pulled the taffy"
- [N. Amer, informal] Flattery designed to gain favor
"He wasn't fooled by her obvious taffy";
- blarney, coaxing, soft soap [informal], sweet talk [informal]
Usage: UK, informal
Derived forms: taffies, Taffies
Type of: candy, confect, European, flattery, lolly [Austral, NZ], sweet [Brit], sweetie [Brit, informal]
Part of: Cambria [archaic], Cymru, Wales
Encyclopedia: Taffy