This week’s theme
Food words used metaphorically

This week’s words
farce
jammy
tripe
barmy
taffy


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There’s a word for it

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PRONUNCIATION:

(TAF-ee)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A soft, chewy candy made by boiling sugar, butter, and other ingredients, then repeatedly pulling the mixture to incorporate air, resulting in a light, fluffy texture.
2. Insincere flattery.

ETYMOLOGY:

An earlier form of the word toffee, ultimately of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1817.

USAGE:

“I want you to listen to one woman who will tell you the unadulterated hard truth instead of a lot of sentimental taffy.”
Sinclair Lewis; It Can’t Happen Here; Doubleday; 1935.

See more usage examples of taffy in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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