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  • adjective Used in the names of various recipes for cakes and cookies that seem to melt in the mouth.

Etymologies

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melt +‎ away

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Examples

  • I slept with her on the futon last night, because she rocket-vomited up her "meltaway" Tylenol so fast it was like I had fed it to her on a boomerang or something.

    unknown title 2008

  • I chose the thins figuring they should also not go stale too fast (they have a shortbread/meltaway base), and I chose the chocolate chip cookies because I think many homesick Americans want chocolate chip cookies -- I know I do -- and I hoped that the giant, extra-thick bakery style would help them to not get too stale.

    Espresso Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot For The Troops Laura 2008

  • I chose the thins figuring they should also not go stale too fast (they have a shortbread/meltaway base), and I chose the chocolate chip cookies because I think many homesick Americans want chocolate chip cookies -- I know I do -- and I hoped that the giant, extra-thick bakery style would help them to not get too stale.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Laura 2008

  • You could also keep the logs frozen for up to two months, and use them as the meltaway craving hits.

    smitten kitchen | key lime meltaways | print template 2008

  • Alex is a lucky guy to have a meltaway expert in the house!

    key lime meltaways | smitten kitchen 2008

  • I am sad to admit that I have never tried a meltaway, but my boyfriend loves limes, so I think making this delicious looking cookie is in order.

    key lime meltaways | smitten kitchen 2008

  • I was horrified to learn that Alex had never had a meltaway cookie growing up.

    key lime meltaways | smitten kitchen 2008

  • You could also keep the logs frozen for up to two months, and use them as the meltaway craving hits.

    key lime meltaways | smitten kitchen 2008

  • I have never had a “meltaway” cookie before and I was blown away.

    key lime meltaways | smitten kitchen 2008

  • In one of his dispatches Pope said that he feared that his army would “meltaway.”

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

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