A character that is very kind and sweet but faces more hardship and suffering than they truly deserve. Comes from the usage of an article headline from 'The Onion' titled 'Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good For This World, Too Pure.' to describe a person or character that is very good but faces a lot of pain in their life.
Someone who is very sweet and innocent, yet has bad things happen to them.
Often used in reference to fictional characters.
Originated from the Onion article entitled 'Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good For This World, Too Pure ' published Jan. 23, 2014.