cotton candy

noun

1. a fluffy, sweet confection whipped from spun sugar and gathered or wound around a stick or cone-shaped paper core.

cotton candy

noun

1. a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)candyfloss Austral namefairyfloss

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotton candy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

And the installations continue all the way through the gift shop, which is situated between a series of photo backdrops and a food court offering concessions like popcorn and cotton candy.

From Los Angeles Times

A vendor sells cotton candy before the performances begin.

From Los Angeles Times

While the other members eat clouds of cotton candy Leon bought for them off a street vendor, Yoonchae poses gracefully under a gazebo featuring traditional Korean architecture.

From Los Angeles Times

A gentle breeze drifted in from the ocean on my right, wrapping itself around my pre-teen sister and me where we were seated on the boardwalk in plastic chairs, picking at the last vestiges of our cotton candy and caramel apples.

From Salon

This new planet, located 1,200 light-years from Earth, is 50% larger than Jupiter but seven times less massive, giving it an extremely low density comparable to that of cotton candy.

From Science Daily