tuck shop
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Singapore, India) A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Singapore, India) A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
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The American English term for what the British call a sweet shop — a store that sells confectionery, sweets, and sugary treats. In the US, 'candy shop' is standard; in the UK, you'd more likely say 'sweetshop.' The phrase has also taken on metaphorical meaning for any place with an overwhelming variety of desirable things, and it's been immortalized in more than a few song titles.
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Confectioner's is the British term for a sweet shop — a small retail outlet that primarily sells sweets, chocolates, toffees, and other sugary treats. Before the rise of supermarkets, the local confectioner's was a childhood institution, offering penny sweets scooped into paper bags and glass jars lined up behind the counter. The apostrophe reflects the old usage of confectioner's shop, where the shop belongs, notionally, to the confectioner who makes the goods.