cotton candyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒtn ˈkandi/, U.S.

/ˌkɑtn ˈkændi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cotton n.¹, candy n.²

Etymology: < cotton n.¹ + candy n.²

Chiefly U.S.

A. n.

1. A mass of fluffy spun sugar, typically pink or blue in colour; = candyfloss n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > candy-floss

fairy floss1857

cotton candy1889

candyfloss1904

1889 J. H. Wilson Marriott Nearly Three Hundred Ways to dress Show Windows 214 The grocer can put in packages of tea, sugar,..and hot pepper..or cotton candy to cause a little fun.

1964 M. Wojciechowska Shadow of Bull vii. 68 They spent their savings on ice cream and cotton candy.

2016 Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) 16 Apr. c2/2 My body feels as if I spent an entire weekend at an amusement park eating cotton candy and riding roller coasters.

2. figurative. Something that is superficially attractive but has no real value or integrity; (also occasionally) something pleasant or charming but characterized by naivety.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial

triflec1290

vainc1330

winda1382

vapour1382

gossamer?a1400

visevase1481

good morrow1542

cobweb1579

superficial1579

puff1583

bladder1589

blathery1591

froth1594

bag of winda1599

moth1600

nominala1625

tumour1630

windlestraw1637

vacuity1648

balloon1656

blank1678

breath bubble1835

nominality1842

fluff1906

cotton candy1931

1931 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 9 Sept. 3/6 The plot is cotton candy and the romance is sweet and strictly honorable.

1941 R. A. Heinlein Let. 4 Oct. in R. A. Heinlein & V. Heinlein Grumbles from Grave (1990) 22 ‘By His Bootstraps’ is still hack—a neat trick, sure, but no more than a neat trick. Cotton candy.

1999 New Republic 30 Aug. 28/3 The writers of the script..keep trying to take a firm grip on what is only cotton candy.

2003 Television Week (Nexis) 16 June 26 They are crafting these stories (in reality [TV]) that are compelling and sometimes as interesting as the best dramas that are out there. It's not just cotton candy.

B. adj.

Superficially attractive but without real value or integrity; insubstantial or trifling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

frivol1492

fustian1523

triflinga1538

tirlery1546

trumpery1576

mockado1577

skipjack1597

flashy1598

trifle1607

fripperya1625

bagatelle1637

fingle-fangled1651

tawdry1696

sauntering1726

gimcrack1751

folderol1820

tin1886

shicec1890

cotton candy1951

candyfloss1957

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 63/1 He now offers largely a cotton-candy world.

1960 New Yorker 13 Aug. 102/2 He often works in a cotton-candy style that tends to be less that it seems.

2008 R. S. Levinson In Key of Death v. 54 Men who slicked her with cotton-candy promises and took what they wanted from her before taking off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cotton candy
释义	cotton candyn.adj. Brit. /ˌkɒtn ˈkandi/, U.S. /ˌkɑtn ˈkændi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cotton n.¹, candy n.² Etymology: < cotton n.¹ + candy n.² Chiefly U.S. A. n. 1. A mass of fluffy spun sugar, typically pink or blue in colour; = candyfloss n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > candy-floss fairy floss1857 cotton candy1889 candyfloss1904 1889 J. H. Wilson Marriott Nearly Three Hundred Ways to dress Show Windows 214 The grocer can put in packages of tea, sugar,..and hot pepper..or cotton candy to cause a little fun. 1964 M. Wojciechowska Shadow of Bull vii. 68 They spent their savings on ice cream and cotton candy. 2016 Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) 16 Apr. c2/2 My body feels as if I spent an entire weekend at an amusement park eating cotton candy and riding roller coasters. 2. figurative. Something that is superficially attractive but has no real value or integrity; (also occasionally) something pleasant or charming but characterized by naivety. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial triflec1290 vainc1330 winda1382 vapour1382 gossamer?a1400 visevase1481 good morrow1542 cobweb1579 superficial1579 puff1583 bladder1589 blathery1591 froth1594 bag of winda1599 moth1600 nominala1625 tumour1630 windlestraw1637 vacuity1648 balloon1656 blank1678 breath bubble1835 nominality1842 fluff1906 cotton candy1931 1931 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 9 Sept. 3/6 The plot is cotton candy and the romance is sweet and strictly honorable. 1941 R. A. Heinlein Let. 4 Oct. in R. A. Heinlein & V. Heinlein Grumbles from Grave (1990) 22 ‘By His Bootstraps’ is still hack—a neat trick, sure, but no more than a neat trick. Cotton candy. 1999 New Republic 30 Aug. 28/3 The writers of the script..keep trying to take a firm grip on what is only cotton candy. 2003 Television Week (Nexis) 16 June 26 They are crafting these stories (in reality [TV]) that are compelling and sometimes as interesting as the best dramas that are out there. It's not just cotton candy. B. adj. Superficially attractive but without real value or integrity; insubstantial or trifling. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial frivol1492 fustian1523 triflinga1538 tirlery1546 trumpery1576 mockado1577 skipjack1597 flashy1598 trifle1607 fripperya1625 bagatelle1637 fingle-fangled1651 tawdry1696 sauntering1726 gimcrack1751 folderol1820 tin1886 shicec1890 cotton candy1951 candyfloss1957 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 63/1 He now offers largely a cotton-candy world. 1960 New Yorker 13 Aug. 102/2 He often works in a cotton-candy style that tends to be less that it seems. 2008 R. S. Levinson In Key of Death v. 54 Men who slicked her with cotton-candy promises and took what they wanted from her before taking off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1889
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