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SUGARPLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sugarplum mean?
• SUGARPLUM (noun)
The noun SUGARPLUM has 1 sense:
1. any of various small sugary candies
Familiarity information: SUGARPLUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various small sugary candies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sugarplum" is a kind of...):
candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
Context examples
Too many sugarplums are not good for him.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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