candyfloss

/ ˈkændɪˌflɒs /

noun

1. a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick US and Canadian namecotton candy Austral namefairyfloss

Example Sentences

Mr. Johnson’s allies have dismissed the protests as the whining of so-called Remainers, with Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Conservative leader of the House of Commons and a hard-line Brexiteer, calling the furor a “candyfloss of outrage.”

From New York Times

Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the House of Commons, brushed off what he called the “candyfloss of outrage” over the temporary shuttering of the legislature, using the British term for cotton candy.

From Washington Post

You never wanted to eat all your baby pink candyfloss – it was so sickly sweet – but seeing it made with a stick around the barrel was like magic.

From The Guardian

They will not win you many wellness points – I leave feeling giddy, as if I have spent the afternoon inhaling candyfloss – but as a one off, it’s a thumbs-up.

From The Guardian

Winbolt promises that the "air of Weston is a fine tonic" but I'm already catching a waft of candyfloss, chips and burgers, with perhaps the faintest hint of… is that whelks?

From BBC