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saltwater taffy

saltwater taffy noun: a kind of soft taffy characteristic of the eastern United States, made with butter, glycerin, corn syrup, salt and water but not seawater.

Noun

saltwater taffy (uncountable)

  1. A kind of soft taffy characteristic of the eastern United States, made with butter, glycerin, corn syrup, salt and water but not seawater.
    • It struck me as a perky, whine-free name—the kind of standard-issue handle that could be found on necklaces hanging off carousels in roadside souvenir shops, next to the saltwater taffy.2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 44

Forms of saltwater taffy

alternative formsalt water taffy

Questions about saltwater taffy

What does saltwater taffy mean?
Saltwater taffy means a kind of soft taffy characteristic of the eastern United States, made with butter, glycerin, corn syrup, salt and water but not seawater.
What part of speech is saltwater taffy?
Saltwater taffy is a noun.

Words near saltwater taffy in the dictionary

  1. saltwater crocodile
  2. saltwater crocodiles
  3. Saltwater River
  4. saltwater soap
  5. saltwater soaps
  6. saltwater taffy
  7. saltwaters
  8. saltwedge
  9. saltwedges
  10. saltweed
  11. saltweeds

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