hard candy

American  

noun

1. candy, often fruit flavored, made by boiling together sugar and corn syrup.

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Etymology

Origin of hard candy

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Then there was Choc-O-Mint, a satisfying chocolate hard candy with a minty accent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Kaur also recommends limiting the time a child sucks on hard candy such as a lollipop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

The hard candy - known locally as "love on a stick" - was presumably thrown as an act of affection, but caused the singer huge discomfort.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

I pecked his cheek and he slipped a piece of hard candy into my hand.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson