Candy
Excuse
Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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PRE-Teen - two kids who wanted an excuse to eat lots of candy (they understood marriage to be a licence to "do things that kids couldn't").
Source: Married at Sea -
Namely, Kimmy uses the excuse of not being able to shoplift a candy bar to burn down a store and murder everyone inside.
Source: Teens Are Monsters -
Idiot Ball: Candy making a fool of Miyuki in episode 8 could've been avoided if they'd claimed she was sick or used some similar excuse to get her out of class.
Source: Anime / Smile Pretty Cure!
Cite this Source
Excuse and Candy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/candy/excuse
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