candy cane

[kan-dee keyn]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of candy cane¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

None of this prevents “Champagne Problems” from being as sticky as a half-finished candy cane.

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The non-fisherwoman is also brandishing a crooked staff, curved at the top like a wooden candy cane.

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The team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, throwing the slowly gyrating microphone to each other to speak while candy canes floated around their heads.

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It has more than 24,000 lights and about 150 props - including LED Christmas trees, candy canes and angel wings.

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In her early years with the Forest Service, Smith greeted permit holders at Pike National Forest in Colorado, alongside Smokey the Bear, who handed kids candy canes.

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