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saltwater taffy en · NOUN

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  1. (uncountable) A kind of soft taffy characteristic of the eastern United States, made with butter, glycerin, corn syrup, salt and water but not seawater.
    • It struck me as a perky, whine-free name—the kind of standard-issue handle that could be found on necklaces hanging off carousels in roadside souvenir shops, next to the saltwater taffy. 2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 44:

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