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

  • (..) Ha-ha! This is the greatest day of my life. Aw aw aw... - Are you okay? - Hey, what's going on? I cry candy. - Try the caramel, it's delicious. - Woo. - Whoa! - Woo. - Here use this. (..)
    2015 Inside Out
  • (..) - His rocket makes you yell "Hooray!" - Bing Bong. Bing Bong. What exactly are you suppose to be? You know what's unclear? I'm mostly cotton candy. But. Shape wise. I'm part cat, part elephant, part dolphin. Dolphin? You got to remember. When Riley was , animals were all her age. (..)
    2015 Inside Out