Taffy
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Taffy can refer to any of the following:
- Taffy (candy)Taffy (candy)Taffy is a type of chewy candy, similar to toffee. Taffy is often sold alongside bubblegum and candy. Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar, butter or vegetable oil, flavorings, and coloring until fluffy. When this process is complete, the taffy is rolled, cut into...
, a type of chewy, often colored, candy - TaffyTaffy was a Welshman"Taffy was a Welshman" is an English language nursery rhyme with anti-Welsh lyrics, which was popular in England between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19237.-Lyrics:Versions of this rhyme vary...
is a sometimes pejorative term for a Welsh person or thing - Taffy horses have manes and tails in contrast to their dark chocolate brown coat colour; most commonly, Taffys are recognised as brown with a white mane and tail, but there are other varieties, including silver dappleSilver dapple geneThe silver dapple gene is a dilution gene that affects the black base coat color. It will typically dilute a black mane and tail to flaxen, and a black body to a shade of brown or chocolate. It is responsible for a group of coat colors in horses called "silver dapple" in the west, or "taffy" in...
Taffy - A nickname for Navy-Task Units in World War II. e.g.: Taffy III for Task Unit 77.4.3
- Taffy (played by Natalie Portman) is the daughter of the president (Jack Nicholson) in the Tim Burton film Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies...
- TaffyTaffy (singer)Taffy was a 1980s Hi-NRG disco singer, known for her hit, "I Love My Radio".The song, produced by Claudio Cecchetto, who was also behind all her previous hits in Italy, was released in the United Kingdom by Rhythm King's Transglobal Records and was originally a hit in France in 1985...
, a singer known for her 'I Love My Radio' record - Taffy (song)Taffy (song)"Taffy" is a song written and sung by Lisa Loeb. The song was recorded in 1995. It is featured on her album Tails, and her 2006 greatest hits album, The Very Best of Lisa Loeb....
, a song by Lisa Loeb - A character from the Clay Fighter video games
- Slang for the drug Tafil, used to treat anxiety disorders
- A reference to being born within the sight of the river TaffRiver TaffThe River Taff is a large river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons — the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr — before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil...