sugarplum
[
sh
oo
g
-er-pluhm]
/ˈʃʊg ərˌplʌm/
noun
1.
a small sweetmeat made of
sugar
with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
Origin
1600-10;
sugar
+
plum
1
Examples from the web for
sugarplum
On the domestic side, there is the
sugarplum
delusion of endless tax cuts and untrammeled government spending.
British Dictionary definitions for
sugarplum
sugarplum
/
ˈʃʊɡəˌplʌm
/
noun
1.
a crystallized plum