Taffy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

taffy
    n 1: chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled
         until glossy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Taffy \Taf"fy\, n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.]
   1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled
      down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in
      England, {toffy}.]
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   2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]
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