(US, especially, New York City) A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup.
(US, especially, New York City) A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup.
One time soon after I got to town , I walked into a luncheonette on Charles Street, its long soda fountain retreating back from the street, and asked for an egg cream. The young woman behind the counter stood there, looking at me blankly…
Egg cream means: A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(US, Vermont) A cold soft-served ice cream dessert, commonly maple syrup flavored.
A beverage made by adding cream and often fruit flavoring to root beer or cola.
A fountain soda dressed up with flavored syrup and heavy cream. A Mormon-Utah invention now served in every suburban drive-thru. Diet Coke + vanilla syrup + coconut cream is the canonical build; Utah chains like Swig and Sodalicious codified the format in the 2010s.
(UK, Ireland) A relatively thick cream suitable for pouring, whipping and piping.
Egg cream means: A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
egg cream means: A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(US, Canada) A cold dessert similar to ice cream, made with eggs in addition to cream and sugar.