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Noun: taffy  ta-fee
Usage: N. Amer
  1. 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"
     
  2. [N. Amer, informal] Flattery designed to gain favor
    "He wasn't fooled by her obvious taffy";
    - blarney, coaxing, soft soap [informal], sweet talk [informal]
Noun: Taffy
Usage: UK, informal
  1. A native or resident of Wales
    - Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry

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