candy corn
noun
: molded candies resembling corn kernels in shape and having usually yellow bases, orange middle sections, and white tips
Inside the net with us was a large brown paper bag, spewing forth the Halloween hoardings of the child in the gorilla suit—candy corn and sticky balls of coagulated popcorn …—
John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire, 1981
John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire, 1981
also
: a piece of candy corn
… a candy corn contest, in which participating kids guess the number of candy corns in a jar … —The Jersey Journal (New Jersey), 20 Oct. 2014
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“Candy corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy%20corn. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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