candy cane

American  

[kan-dee kayn] / ˈkæn di ˌkeɪn /

noun

• candy canes
  plural

1. a stick of hard candy with a curve at one end, usually peppermint-flavored with red and white stripes.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• candy canes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of candy cane

First recorded in 1865–70

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Example Sentences

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candy cane

I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

When I got the assignment, I was immediately excited and had this image in my head of placing them inside a colorful candy cane circus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

The tiny Impella pumps, about the width of a candy cane, are threaded through blood vessels to take over the work of the heart in patients who are undergoing complex procedures or have life-threatening conditions.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

As the seasons change and the pilgrim-hatted cartoon turkeys in store windows turn into pointy-eared candy cane dispensers, so too does the concert calendar.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

Because of the log cabin interior and maroon accents, he looks like a candy cane in the middle of a lumberyard with his red-and-white-striped shirt and white pants.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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