TAFFY

PRONUNCIATION: (TAF-ee)

MEANING: noun:
1. A soft, chewy candy made by boiling sugar, butter, and other ingredients, then repeatedly pulling the mixture to incorporate air, resulting in a light, fluffy texture.
2. Insincere flattery.
ETYMOLOGY: An earlier form of the word toffee, ultimately of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1817.
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STAFFY - having too many people on the payroll

TAN-FY - nickname of the old Woolworth's 5-and-10-cent stores

TAFTY - tending to approve of the policies of the 27th POTUS (1909-1913)