Taffyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæ.fi/
• 韻: -æfi

名詞

taffy (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 taffies)

1. (US) A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
2. (informal) Flattery.
   • 1881, Mark Twain, Unfinished Burlesque on Books of Etiquette:

     […] 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.

   • 1912, Upton Sinclair, The Machine‎^[1]:

     Cut out the taffy. Who's your friend?

使用する際の注意点

• Taffy is a soft candy invented in the United States and known as "chews" or "chewy sweets" in the United Kingdom. It is not to be confused with toffee.

派生語

参照

• “taffy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Further reading

• Taffy (candy) on Wikipedia.