Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taffy

/ˈtæ.fi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: taffy
IPA: /ˈtæ.fi/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

British usage; Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"Cut out the taffy. Who's your friend?"
""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'.""

Etymology

Probably related to tafia (“a type of rum”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: Dafydd, Taf

Usage

Inflected Forms

taffies (plural) toffee (alternative) Taffys (plural)

Derived Forms

taffylike taffymaking

Phrases

laffy taffy maple taffy salt water taffy saltwater taffy taffy pull

Rhymes With

jaffe daffy rafi chaffee raffi mahaffey jaffee laffey caffey gaffey caffee claffey

Questions

How do you pronounce taffy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæ.fi/.
What does taffy mean?: A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
Where does taffy come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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