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

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hard candy

Then there was Choc-O-Mint, a satisfying chocolate hard candy with a minty accent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Once again, our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

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

Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023

It was hard candy on the outside but the inside was a warm burst of actual honey, like you’d stuck your spoon into the jar when no one was looking.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu