1. a thick, dark syrup produced during sugar refining; molasses
Usage: chiefly British
2. something excessively sweet or sentimental
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The recipe called for two tablespoons of treacle.
• She poured golden treacle over her pancakes.
• The old-fashioned candy was made with treacle and butter.
• His speech was full of treacle about family values.
• The movie was criticized for its treacle ending.
• Treacle tart is a traditional British dessert.