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the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20candy. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
cotton candy
noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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