Syrupy things are very, very sweet—probably a little too sweet! ... Things that are literally syrupy have the drippy, sticky sweetness of molasses or honey. If something is figuratively syrupy, it's so sentimental that it makes you cringe, like syrupy love songs or syrupy greeting cards.

What does it mean when someone is syrupy?

syrupy in American English

(ˈsɜrəpi ; ˈsɪrəpi ) adjective. resembling syrup in some way. overly sentimental; cloyingly sweet, as in tone or manner.

What does it mean crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet?

Stinky Meat or Syrupy Sweet? The poem also evokes the reader's sense of smell. The speaker asks if the deferred dreams "stink like rotten meat" or in contrast, "crust and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet?" Readers respond to the image presented, which are particularly strong due to their evocation of scent.