sugarplum
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sugarplum
First recorded in 1600–10; sugar + plum (in the sense “small, rounded mass (of hardened sugar approximately the size of a plum)”
Example Sentences
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Here are just a few, all of which promise to create visions of sugarplums.
From Seattle Times
While for many, the notion of protein automatically conjures images of meats and dairies dancing through your head like sugarplums, there are legions of people who get their protein intake from anything but those items.
From Salon
Eggnog, on the other hand, is sweet and boozy, an accompaniment to visions of dancing sugarplums and holiday cookies and cinnamon sticks.
From Washington Post
I also don’t want to get too sugarplum for the season: Tuesday there were groups of fentanyl smokers clustered around the Ross Dress For Less store, and along Pike Street, as usual.
From Seattle Times
Don’t worry, I’m not here to junk-shame anyone; viewers are entitled to enjoy their Hallmark and Lifetime movies in peace, just as they are their sugarplum sweets.
From Washington Post
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