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taffies

taffies is the plural of taffy.

Meaning of taffy

Noun

taffy (countable and uncountable, plural taffies)

  1. (US) A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
  2. (informal) Flattery.
    • […] if these statistices should seem to fail to tally with the facts, in places, do not nudge your neighbor, or press your foot upon his toes, or manifest, by any other sign, your awareness that taffy is being distributed.1881, Mark Twain, Unfinished Burlesque on Books of Etiquette
  3. (UK, derogatory, usually) Welsh person.
    • "Some people may find Taffy a bit derogatory but a lot of people are interested in displaying that on their vehicles. That's a way they can express their Welshness. But we haven't sold any plates with combinations of 'boyo'."30-03-2013, Rhodri Clark, quoting Louise Pierpoint, “Why there's still mileage in the name 'Taffy'”, in WalesOnline

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Proper noun capitalized: Taffies

Taffies

  1. (plural) plural of Taffy

Phrases with taffies

Questions about taffies

What is taffies the plural of?
Taffies is the plural of taffy.
What part of speech is taffies?
Taffies is a proper noun.

Words near taffies in the dictionary

  1. taffety
  2. taffety tart
  3. taffety tarts
  4. taffia
  5. taffias
  6. taffies
  7. taffrail
  8. taffrail log
  9. taffrail logs
  10. taffrails
  11. taffs

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