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

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

Brown, who said he is a notorious water drinker, has started to chew on hard candy to keep his mouth from drying up — a trick he learned from Scully.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

The sweet-chili sauce tasted like hard candy spiked with red-pepper flakes and reminded me of my favorite McDonald’s sauce growing up: sweet-and-sour.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Though my basket was hill, I found room for a sack of hard candy and a small loaf of sugar.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson