cinnamon roll
English
a cinnamon roll
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Noun
cinnamon roll (plural cinnamon rolls)
- 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", 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
rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon
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character
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