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taffy

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taf·fy  (tf)
n. pl. taf·fies
1. A sweet, chewy candy of molasses or brown sugar boiled until very thick and then pulled with the hands or by machine until the candy is glossy and holds its shape.
2. Informal Flattery.

[Origin unknown.]

taffy [ˈtæfɪ]
n pl -fies
1. (Cookery) US and Canadian a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy
2. (Cookery) Chiefly US and Canadian a less common term for toffee
[perhaps from tafia]

Taffy [ˈtæfɪ]
n pl -fies
a slang word or nickname for a Welshman
[from the supposed Welsh pronunciation of Davy (from David, Welsh Dafydd), a common Welsh Christian name]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.taffytaffy - chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
molasses taffy - taffy made of molasses
Translations
Taffy [ˈtæfɪ] N (pej) → galés m
taffy [ˈtæfɪ] N (US) (= toffee) → melcocha f
taffy [ˈtæfi] n (US)caramel m, bonbon m au caramel
Taffy
n (inf)Waliser(in) m(f)

taffy
n (US) → Toffee nt
taffy [ˈtæfɪ] n (Am) → caramella f mou inv
taffy [ˈtæfɪ] n (Am) → caramella f mou inv


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The taffy wasn't very good, I suppose because neither Diana nor I had ever made any before.
Every Saturday night we popped corn or made taffy, and Otto Fuchs used to sing, `For I Am a Cowboy and Know I've Done Wrong,' or, `Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairee.
Then there was a Mexican who sold big slabs of brown chewing taffy for five cents each.
 
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