marshmallowiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From marshmallowy + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: I have usually taken this pillow with me when travelling because I am addicted to its marshmallowyness.
ref: 2000 January 9, James Kibo Parry, “Farewell to my oldest surviving friend.”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: >www.marshmallowpeeps.com
Eek, quick, go here : http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~irving/bunnies/ It'll help cure you of the overly cutey marshmallowyness of that page! :)
ref: 2000 March 25, Mooncat, “Poor bunny”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: The spongey texture you get out of storebought can vary all the way from the total marshmallowiness of Wonder Bread to the very chewy, challenging textures of some of the more "rustic" artisan breads.
ref: 2000 April 11, Alex Rast, “that storebough^([sic]) 'spongey' bread texture?”, in rec.food.baking (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: Have any of you EVER eaten Peeps? ..and actually LIKED them? When I was little, every Easter my grandmother would ALWAYS get them for the basket I would get from her, but I hated them so I never ate them (except that one time I ate the head off one of them but then the sweet marshmallowyness made me queasy), and every year they'd end up being the last thing in my basket and they'd sit there forever until they were rock hard :P
ref: 2000 April 17, Empress of The Unknown, “it's not a creamy caramel center”, in alt.tv.star-trek.voyager (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: This sounds rather like Marshmallow Peeps, which are brightly colored things shaped like Easter chicks, with a sort of thick sugary crust on the outside and typical sticky marshmallowiness inside.
ref: 2002 November 12, Mary Virginia Burke, “suesser Speck?”, in sci.lang.translation (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: Leave pavlovas in the turned-off oven with the door shut; this will encourage the middle to develop the characteristic pavlova marshmallowiness.
ref: 2003, Mary Berry, “[Meringues] Basic White Meringues”, in Mary Berry’s Ultimate Cake Book: Over 200 Classic Recipes, 2nd edition, London: BBC Books, published 2007, →ISBN, page 54:
text: Come to think of it, marshmallows must fruit pretty damned early, mustn't they? are they a Winter crop? or are the peeps made from last Fall's harvest? (that would explain their usually less than prime marshmallowiness.)
ref: 2008 March 9, mimus, “'Tis the season..........”, in alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: Nothing really there in terms of marshmallowiness except for a cloying sweetness that screams sugar.
ref: 2014 February 10, Adam Lapetina, “Power Rank: 9 Pinnacle flavored vodkas, from cookie dough to marshmallow”, in Thrillist, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2014:
text: The meringues puff up, and then shrink, but the cooking gives them a more cellular structure inside, and though they are not marshmallows, there’s a certain undeniable pillowy marshmallowiness to them.
ref: 2020, Pilar Hernandez, Eileen Smith, “LECHE NEVADA | Meringue Clouds in Vanilla Custard”, in The Chilean Kitchen: 75 Seasonal Recipes for Stews, Breads, Salads, Cocktails, Desserts, and More, New York, N.Y.: Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:
text: The sheer amount of space the coat takes up is the whole point, and what makes it both bold and fun — two things I think our winter wardrobes can use a little dose of this year. And now that the Super Puff has been a^([sic]) with us for a few seasons, my eye has adjusted to its Michelin-Man marshmallowyness.
ref: 2020 September 10, Carley Fortune, “It’s Time For You To Give In To The Glory Of An Aritzia Super Puff”, in Refinery29, New York, N.Y.: Vice Media, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
text: In our contemporary context, for example, black men are not often policed with soft, squishy, Rover-like marshmallowiness in the U.S. criminal justice system.
ref: 2021, David Michael Higgins, “The Whiteness of Black Iron Prisons”, in Reverse Colonization: Science Fiction, Imperial Fantasy, and Alt-Victimhood, Iowa City, Ia.: University of Iowa Press, →ISBN, page 104:
text: Next, place marshmallows on top of the peanut butter "just to get a little extra marshmallowiness," [George] Duran says.
ref: 2021 August 10, Korin Miller, “S'mores quesadillas are taking over TikTok — here's how to whip up the delicious dessert”, in Yahoo!, New York, N.Y.: Yahoo! Inc., archived from the original on 10 Aug 2021:
text: It also comes in a variety of upholstery options, like wool blends and velvet, but we’re suckers for the flamiber, a soft, textured bouclé. Our chief content officer, Kate Berry, can attest to its marshmallow-iness.
ref: 2022 June 29, Megan McCarty, “For All Styles and Sizes of Living Rooms, These Are the 10 Best Modular Sofas”, in Domino, Miami, Fla.: Recurrent Ventures, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2022:
text: For more seasonal minty marshmallow-iness, you may also want to look for Trader Joe's Peppermint Mini Marshmallows.
ref: 2022 November 30, Lisa Pawlak, “12 Trader Joe's Peppermint Chocolate Goodies, Ranked”, in Tasting Table, Fishers, Ind.: Static Media, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022:
glosses: The quality of being marshmallowy.