taffy

n., pl., -fies.

1. A sweet, chewy candy of molasses or brown sugar boiled until very thick and then pulled with the hands or by machine until the candy is glossy and holds its shape.
2. Informal. Flattery.

[Origin unknown.]

[TAF-fee] Soft and chewy, taffy is a candy made with sugar, butter and various flavorings. Its supple consistency is achieved by twisting and pulling the candy as it cools into long, pliable strands, which are then usually cut into bite-size chunks. The famous saltwater taffy, made popular in the late 1800s in Atlantic City, was so named because it used a small amount of salt water in the mixture. Today's saltwater taffy doesn't necessarily follow tradition. See also toffee.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - karamel, en slags bolche

n. - Waliser

Nederlands (Dutch)
David Taffy, iemand uit Wales

Français (French)
n. - barbe à papa

n. - Gallois (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Waliser, Karamelbonbon, (ugs.) Schmeichelei

n. - (abw.) Waliser

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (υβρ.) Ουαλός

Italiano (Italian)
caramella, adulazione, gallese

Português (Portuguese)
n. - puxa-puxa (f), bajulação (col.)

Русский (Russian)
(разг.) Валлиец, конфета, грубая лесть

Español (Spanish)
n. - melcocha, arropia, adulación, galés

n. - el galés típico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ett slags kola, smicker

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
威尔士人

太妃糖, 乳脂糖, 献媚, 奉承, 哄骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 威爾士人

n. - 太妃糖, 乳脂糖, 獻媚, 奉承, 哄騙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 티피 (땅콩을 넣은 버터볼)

n. - 태피 (남자 이름)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タフィー, おべっか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تملق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חנפנות לא כנה, ממתק דמוי-טופי‬
n. - ‮ולשי (מדוברת, בריטניה)‬

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