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Taffy

//ˈtæ.fi// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. US, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A Welshman. derogatory, slang, sometimes
  3. 3
    chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy wordnet
  4. 4
    Flattery. countable, informal, uncountable

    "[…] 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."

  5. 5
    Welsh person. UK, countable, derogatory, uncountable, usually

    ""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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Welsh Dafydd (“David”), a common Welsh name. Doublet of David. Or else from Welsh Taf, a river-name in South Wales.

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