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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Dunkin' fans will also notice a bold new energy drink, a whimsical cotton candy donut, and blueberry donut holes. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025 The first of the newcomers is the cotton candy specialty doughnut. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Yet that edict leaves ultra-pale pastels like baby blue, cotton candy pink, and butter yellow in a sartorial No Man’s Land. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025 The exoplanets as puffy as cotton candy Super-puff planets have tiny cores and thick gassy coats of hydrogen or helium, such that their overall density is as light as cotton candy. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 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 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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