candy

Definition

  • noun: a sweet food made with sugar or chocolate
  • noun: crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup
  • verb: to encrust in or coat with sugar
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: jell-o, addictive drug, blancmange

Examples

  • A lot of the material on their Web site is just 'eye candy'.

  • The children are fond of 'candy'. [=('Brit') 'sweets']

  • The cough syrup tastes like 'candy'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, come on, Walter, I'm sure he doesn't actually think he's an elf. And then, I traveled through the seven levels Of the candy cane forest, Past the sea of swirly-twirly gumdrops, And then, I walked through the Lincoln tunnel. Ahh. (..)
    2003 Elf
  • (..) Well, there are some things you should know. First off, you see gum on The street, Leave it there. It's not free candy. Oh. Second, There are, like, ray's pizzas. They all claim to be the Original, (..)
    2003 Elf