marshmallownoun
uk/ˈmɑːʃˌmæl.əʊ/us/ˈmɑːrʃˌmæl.oʊ/marshmallow noun (SWEET)
[ C or U ] a soft, sweet, pink or white food:
Why don't we toast some marshmallows over the fire?
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Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- cinnamon bun
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- licorice
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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marshmallow noun (COWARD)
[ C ] informal humorous a person who is not strong, brave, or confident:
The situation called for someone tough, and I was a complete marshmallow.
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Heroes and cowards
- a big/great girl's blouse idiom
- adventurer
- baby
- candy-ass
- chicken
- cur
- daredevil
- fainthearted
- fallen idol
- folk hero
- hero
- heroine
- idol
- knight errant
- pantheon
- sissy
- sook
- superhero
- wimp
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