kettle corn

[ket-l kawrn]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kettle corn¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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

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

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His spiritual, temperamental and physical opposite, Louie runs a kettle corn stand, a burlesque nightclub and other concessions on the site; he pounds Red Bull like it’s a contest, and is determined to buy the festival — his family is rich — beef it up with “new and immersive technology” and, above all, make a lot of money.

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

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On weekends in October, there’s kettle corn, cider and doughnuts for sale.

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