waffly
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]waffly (comparative wafflier, superlative waffliest)
- Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech).
- Alternative form of waffley.
- 2000, Lelia Kelly, False Witness, New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 223:
- Waffle Houses were great favorites of Amos’s, who, as a Yankee, had grown up deprived of their waffly goodness and six-way hash browns.
- 2011 September 4, Alana Folen, “Winning me over with waffles”, in Dining Out (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., via Issuu or Newspapers.com, page 2, column 3:
- The syrup will nestle into the pockets of the waffle, resulting in pure waffly goodness.
- 2011 December 24, The Beat, number 275, Bali: PT Kubu Dua Media, →ISSN, page 118, column 2:
- So if you happen to be exploring the many stores at Mall Bali Galeria and suddenly have that untamed urge for a lick of gelato or slice of waffly goodness, you’ll be glad to know that a Flapjaks is ready to serve your stomach’s every desire.
- 2013 February 12, Kim Bhasin, “We Tasted Lay's Crazy New 'Chicken & Waffles' Potato Chips — Here's The Verdict”, in Business Insider[1], New York, N.Y., archived from the original on 2013-02-15:
- By the time the chip has turned to mush in your mouth, you're left with that traditional chip flavor, but a waffly taste still lingers.
- 2016 March 18, Sanjeeta Bains, “National Waffle Day is coming - here are the best places to get one in Birmingham”, in Birmingham Mail[2], Birmingham, archived from the original on 2016-03-20:
- Birmingham street food vendors serve delicious Belgian waffles all over Brum and the UK! They recently served up the waffly goodness at Kings Heath Dining Club in York Road.
- 2019 March 20, Amber Macpherson, Chantay Logan, “Five of the best: The Gold Coast’s five best waffles”, in Gold Coast Bulletin[4], Southport, Qld., archived from the original on 8 November 2023:
- Enjoy waffles? Who doesn’t! There’s plenty of waffly goodness out there and we’ve found the Gold Coast’s five best waffles for you to tuck into.
Translations
[edit]vague in meaning, of speech, often done in order to obfuscate or to avoid answering
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