"honey joys" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of honey + joy. Though it was apparently a prevalent snack in shops since the 1930s, its first definitive known mention was in a 1938 as a recipe in a newspaper. The origin of the name is unverifiable, as its creator is untraceable. Etymology templates: {{quote-web|en|accessdate=3 December 2022|archivedate=3 December 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203063120/https://blog.oup.com.au/2017/08/oxford-word-of-the-month-august-honey-joy/|format=blog|passage=|publisher=Oxford University Press|title=Oxford Word of the Month: August – honey joy|url=https://blog.oup.com.au/2017/08/oxford-word-of-the-month-august-honey-joy|work=Oxford Australia blog|year=2017}} 2017, “Oxford Word of the Month: August – honey joy”, in Oxford Australia blog (blog), Oxford University Press, archived from the original on 2022-12-03:, {{quote-web|en|author=G.H Caulfield|date=July 13, 1938|passage=|title=The Argus, 13th July 1938|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12438375?searchTerm=%22honey%20joys%22&searchLimits=|work=Trove}} 1938 July 13, G.H Caulfield, “The Argus, 13th July 1938”, in Trove: Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} honey joys pl (plural only)
  1. (Australia) Party snacks made by mixing cornflakes with honey, butter and sugar and baking in patty cases. Tags: Australia, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-honey_joys-en-noun-gjP4iOt~ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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