cotton candy

noun

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

cotton candy

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotton candy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

If ever an actress was born to play a role, it’s Ms. Grande as the ultra-feminine Glinda, a girl who seems to be spun out of cotton candy and floats around in a literal bubble.

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This portable ashtray is small enough to slip in your pocket yet certainly more stylish than a cotton candy vape.

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There are fun flavors like cotton candy and pickled mango.

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But naturally, the only place to really hear it is under a cotton candy sky in Elysian Park.

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Save room for the inventive desserts like the banana split topped with cotton candy.

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