Penny Candy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
    • small, loose candies purchased singly or in quantity for just a few cents: I remember how we would find pop bottles worth 5 cents and take them to the corner store for a bag of penny candy.
    • a single piece or type of this candy: My favorite penny candy was a caramel.I can remember having 15 penny candies and feeling rich.
  2. an insignificant thing, amount, cost, etc.: The test costs $350 or less, and in the medical world, that is mere penny candy.This government’s fiscal mismanagement makes the previous administration’s look like penny candy.
Idioms
  1. quickly and easily; thoughtlessly and indiscriminately, as if dealing with something cheap or insignificant: His latest movie is a perfunctory effort—just an hour long and meant to be consumed like penny candy.She flattered people and scattered promises like penny candy.
Penny Candy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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