candy store

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

candy store (plural candy stores)

(US, Philippines) A store that sells principally candy.
- 1958, Jack Clement (lyrics and music), “Ballad of a Teenage Queen”, performed by Johnny Cash:
  Boys hung around her by the score / But she loved the boy next door / Who worked at the candy store

Synonyms[edit]

(a store that sells candy): sweet shop (UK), confectioner's (UK)

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

sweetshop — see sweetshop

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