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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YouTube videos as addictive and insubstantial as cotton candy needed my immediate intervention. Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025 In the same month, the couple attended the Berlin International Film Festival, once again wearing wildly disparate outfits; Jenner in a shimmery black dress with a sweetheart neckline and Chalamet in a cotton candy pink tank top and hoodie. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 Pickles and cotton candy top State Fair of Texas' finalists. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 There also will be a cotton candy station. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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