cinnamon roll
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See cinnamon and roll. In reference to character, derives from headline in The Onion satirical newspaper, "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for This World, Too Pure" (23 January 2014) [1].
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Noun[edit]
cinnamon roll (plural cinnamon rolls)
- (baking) A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.
- Synonym: cinnamon bun
- (slang, neologism) A person perceived as good, gentle and kind. Often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.
- 2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post
- Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure
- 2016, Crystal Bell, “Daisy Ridley Is the Hero I've Been Looking For”, in MTV News:
- Even as a 9-year-old girl, I had a thing for sweet, innocent cinnamon rolls – fictional characters who are too good for this world, too pure.
- 2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post
Translations[edit]
rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon
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character
Further reading[edit]
- cinnamon roll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia