1. molasses - Noun
2. molasses - Verb
The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses. Tracy Morgan
I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses. Christopher Columbus
The molasses voice pours into the sponge ear of the microphone and is transformed into silent, pulsing waves that radiate over a hundred miles. Katherine Dunn
Hollywood, they love everything, but they move like molasses. They'll option anything - the worst idea in the world will get optioned just because they want to keep the other person from getting that idea. Brian Azzarello
While life yet lasts, laughter and molasses. Mexican Proverb
More flies are caught with honey than with molasses. American Proverb