cotton candy

American  

noun

1. a fluffy, sweet confection whipped from spun sugar and gathered or wound around a stick or cone-shaped paper core.

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cotton candy British  

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): candyfloss.  Austral name: fairyfloss.  a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick

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Etymology

Origin of cotton candy

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Cotton candy is an appropriate flavor for Peeps, because cotton candy is basically just the flavor of caramelized sugar.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

Cotton candy is what John Hacker remembers most about the first — and maybe only — Washington Senators game he attended with his father at Griffith Stadium in 1961.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2017

Cotton candy is almost 100 percent sugar, with dashes of flavoring and food coloring.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2014

"Cotton candy," retorts Robert Roosa, a former U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive