cotton candy

noun

1
: a candy made of spun sugar
2
: something attractive but insubstantial

Examples of cotton candy in a Sentence

the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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The star, who appeared in the third season of HBO's The White Lotus, which was nominated for multiple awards at the ceremony, wore a cotton candy pink manicure in the same exact shade as her Lever Couture gown. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025 Hot pink, blush pink, cotton candy pink, there wasn’t a hue that wasn’t spotted on the Emmys red carpet tonight. Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025 What would a carnival be without corn dogs, cotton candy, rides and bingo? Debby Rice, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 Today, Sweeney is on the hunt for McIntosh apples and cotton candy grapes, neither of which are in stock. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cotton candy

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cotton candy was in 1926

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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20candy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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