cinnamon roll

Meaning

Noun

• A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.
• A person perceived as good, gentle and kind. Often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.

Origin

• See cinnamon and roll. In reference to character, derives from headline in The Onion satirical newspaper, "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for This World, Too Pure" (23 January 2014) .