Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairy floss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: fairy floss
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cotton candy.

Australian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland."
"The girls were already bagging fairy floss, and stockpiling it as fast as they could."
"Sophie hands an impatient child a stick of fairy floss and sees Grace walk by, pushing the baby in his stroller."
"Sergeant Snottle pulled out from under his long black chest plate a piece of pink and blue fairy floss."

Etymology

From fairy + floss. First attested in the 1850s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fairyfloss (alternative)

Phrases

Persian fairy floss

Synonyms

cotton candy

Questions

What does fairy floss mean?: Synonym of cotton candy.
Where does fairy floss come from?: From fairy + floss. First attested in the 1850s.

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