candyfloss

noun

Definition of candyflossnext
British
as in tinsel
something attractive but lacking in substance the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics

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  1. tinsel
  2. glitter
  3. cotton candy
Noun
  • The goal is to show off how the high school gym has transformed into a high school prom, with all the stars and tinsel that implies.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Rihanna paired the glossy heels with a custom avant-garde gold tinsel fringe skirt suit.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tinsel
Noun
  • The art of assemblage, a cobbling together of things with glue, glitter, and grit, became a way of life.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But Huettl’s personal favorite looks are ones that she’s created for games with a good cause, such green elastics, glitter, and hair ties for the team’s Mental Health Awareness Game or pink details for the Breast Cancer Awareness Game.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of glitter
Noun
  • The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The best new launches are leaving behind the cloying sweetness of marshmallow, cotton candy and caramel that dominated the last couple years in favor of more nuanced concoctions.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cotton candy
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“Candyfloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candyfloss. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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