What does "fairy floss" mean?

Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.

What is a synonym for "fairy floss"?

Common synonyms include: candyfloss.

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Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick. Australia, uncountable
"Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland."

"Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland."

From fairy + floss.