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taf·fy
(tăf′ē)n. pl. taf·fies
1. A sweet chewy candy made by boiling a flavored syrup until it is very thick and then pulling it until it is glossy and holds its shape.
2. Informal Flattery.
[Origin unknown.]
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taffy
(ˈtæfɪ)n, pl -fies
1. (Cookery) US and Canadian a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy
2. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian a less common term for toffee
[C19: perhaps from tafia]
Taffy
(ˈtæfɪ)n, pl -fies
a slang word or nickname for a Welshman
[C17: from the supposed Welsh pronunciation of Davy (from David, Welsh Dafydd), a common Welsh Christian name]
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taf•fy
(ˈtæf i)n., pl. -fies.
1. a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter.
2. Informal. flattery.
[1810–20]
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Noun | 1. | taffy - chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy molasses taffy - taffy made of molasses |
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