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kettle corn

American

[ket-l kawrn] / ˈkɛt l ˌkɔrn /

noun

popcorn popped with sugar and oil and usually lightly seasoned with salt.

She made a batch of kettle corn for us to eat while watching our movie.

Etymology

Origin of kettle corn

First recorded in 1985–90

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Each kettle corn popcorn is generously coated in honey powder and hot cayenne pepper, providing the perfect balance of two bold flavors.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

There are some games that will be so entertaining, they should hand out free kettle corn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024

This gourmet popcorn gift pack from Bremerton features four seasonal flavors: hot chocolate, sugar and spice, gingersnap and snowman crunch kettle corn.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

In addition to stalls selling standard fair fare—funnel cake, kettle corn, cotton candy—the region’s bounty showed up in salmon dishes, crab bisque, and “quesa-deer-as” stuffed with reindeer sausage.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2022

I loved all the sounds and smells of the festival—corn dogs and kettle corn and chili and funnel cakes.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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