Taffy
noun/ˈtæfi/
Etymology 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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Derogatory, Slang, Sometimes A Welshman.
taffy
nounalso spelled Taffy/ˈtæ.fi/
Etymology Probably related to tafia (“a type of rum”).
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US A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
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Informal Flattery.
- […] 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.1881, Mark Twain, Unfinished Burlesque on Books of Etiquette:
- Cut out the taffy. Who's your friend?1912, Upton Sinclair, The Machine:
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UK, Derogatory, Usually Welsh person.
- "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'."30-03-2013, Rhodri Clark, quoting Louise Pierpoint, “Why there's still mileage in the name 'Taffy'”, in WalesOnline:
- Derived terms
- laffy taffy, maple taffy, salt water taffy, saltwater taffy, taffylike, taffymaking, taffy pull