taffy
[ taf-ee ]
/ ˈtæf i /
noun
a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
Informal.
flattery.
Also
toffee,
toffy.
Origin of taffy
First recorded in 1810–20; variant of
toffee
Words nearby taffy
tafelwein,
taffarel,
taffeta,
taffeta weave,
taffrail,
taffy,
taffy apple,
tafia,
tafilelt,
taft,
taft, william howard
Example sentences from the Web for taffy
British Dictionary definitions for taffy (1 of 2)
taffy
/ (ˈtæfɪ) /
noun plural -fies
US and Canadian
a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy
mainly US and Canadian a less common term for toffee
Word Origin for taffy
C19: perhaps from
tafia
British Dictionary definitions for taffy (2 of 2)
Taffy
/ (ˈtæfɪ) /
noun plural -fies
a slang word or nickname for a Welshman
Word Origin for Taffy
C17: from the supposed Welsh pronunciation of
Davy (from
David, Welsh
Dafydd), a common Welsh Christian name