fairy floss

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fairy floss

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From fairy + floss. First attested in the 1850s.

noun fairyfloss

  1. Australia, uncountable Synonym of cotton candy. Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland.

    Similar: cotton candy

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@misc{fairy_floss_2026,
  title = {fairy floss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fairy%20floss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}