taffy









taffy


noun

  1. a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
  2. Informal. flattery.

noun plural -fies

  1. US and Canadian a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy
  2. mainly US and Canadian a less common term for toffee

noun plural -fies

  1. a slang word or nickname for a Welshman

n.candy made from sugar or molasses, 1817, related to toffee, but of uncertain origin; perhaps associated with tafia (1763), a rum-like alcoholic liquor distilled from molasses, presumably of W.Indian or Malay origin (perhaps a Creole shortening of ratafia). On this theory, the candy would have been made from the syrup skimmed off the liquor during distillation. characteristic name of a Welshman, c.1700, from Teifi, Welsh corruption of David (q.v.).

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