cinnamon roll
(slang, neologism) A person perceived as good, gentle and kind, often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.
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Born ~2014 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
this cinnamon roll (which i referred to as "epic" at the bakery) better fix me
I fear that I might lose to the vending machine cinnamon roll today. 😬
Leif is literally a cinnamon roll, though x3
I spent a lovely morning yesterday taking a walk in #portagepark and stopping for coffee and a frosting-rich cinnamon roll at Portage Grounds Coffeeshop! #Chicago
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(slang, neologism) A person perceived as good, gentle and kind, often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.
: Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure
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(baking) A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.
2016, Alexandra Petri, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/03/16/obama-merrick-garland-is-a-beautiful-cinnamon-roll-too-good-for-this-world-too-pure ComPost • Opinion] (satire), The Washington Post
“this cinnamon roll (which i referred to as "epic" at the bakery) better fix me”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I fear that I might lose to the vending machine cinnamon roll today. 😬”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Leif is literally a cinnamon roll, though x3”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I spent a lovely morning yesterday taking a walk in #portagepark and stopping for coffee and a frosting-rich cinnamon roll at Portage Grounds Coffeeshop! #Chicago”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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