(chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A candy apple.
(chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A candy apple.
Toffee apples and fairy floss are often sold as fairground snacks.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(US) An apple with a hard sugar candy coating.
A US fair and carnival food staple -- an apple coated in a hard shell of red sugar candy, mounted on a stick for eating while walking. Strongly associated with state fairs, Halloween, and autumn festivals. The vivid red color is iconic. Also used as an adjective describing a specific glossy deep-red color (candy-apple red), especially prominent in custom car culture and hot rods.
A classic American fairground treat: a fresh apple skewered on a stick and coated in a hard, glossy red sugar candy shell. Candy apples are a staple of state fairs, Halloween, and autumn festivals across the US, distinct from caramel apples (which use soft caramel instead). The brilliant red coating and satisfying crack when you bite through it are part of the experience. Also used as a color name for that vivid, glossy red.
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(UK, Irish, historical, slang) A kind of British trench mortar used in World War I.
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(North America) A kind of buttery toffee, either chewy or hard, often made with almonds.