marshmallow fluff
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- noun
- /ˈmɑːrʃˌmɛloʊ flʌf/
- US
:
crema de malvavisco
- You can use marshmallow fluff as a sweet topping for ice cream.
- butter and marshmallow fluff
- peanut butter and marshmallow fluff
And you put it in your mouth and it is marshmallow fluff.
- And you put it in your mouth and it is marshmallow fluff.
Examples
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I switched from marshmallow fluff to peanut butter.
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And the way the ranch looks, it literally looks like the marshmallow fluff I put on my brioche.
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All right, so when you combine marshmallow fluff with peanut butter, you get a fluffer Nutter.
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Scarf down a scrumptious peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich.
Fiction book (2000) -
The recipe calls for marshmallow fluff to make the dessert extra creamy.
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I spread marshmallow fluff on my toast for a tasty breakfast treat.
Synonyms
A soft, sweet cream people put inside cakes or cookies
How Fluffy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly built from 'marshmallow' (a sweet confection) + 'fluff' (a soft, light substance), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a soft, marshmallow-like sweet substance or spread. The noun+noun compositional pattern is transparent and predictable, so a B1 learner would readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
The noun marshmallow fluff comes from the idea of a spread that is like a marshmallow: white, soft and light. People called it fluff because the spread is airy, so the name now means a very 'sweet' and 'soft' spread used as a topping or filling.