sugarplum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
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
According to National Geographic, a sugarplum is a comfit, or “a seed, nut, or scrap of spice coated with a layer of hard sugar,” which was popular from the 17th to the 19th century.
From Fox News
I’d flex and leap, and bow and sweep; a sugarplum, a swan, a maiden, a doll.
From Literature
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