häagen-dazs
/ˈhɑː.ɡənˌdɑːs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "In my depression I was back gorging on two pints of Haagen Dazs a night."
- "As far as cravings go, she’s taken a somewhat greater-than-normal interest in mashed potatoes and corn, but the governor hasn’t yet made any 2 a.m. runs to Village Pantry for a pint of Haagen-Dazs."
- "Bonus! A side of liposuction with your c-section! Of course, my doctor was a big killjoy and looked at me like I was overdosing on Haagen-Dazs when I suggested it, but I thought it was a great idea."
- "“So you get an invitation to the wedding from hell and instead of crying or calling me or overdosing on Häagen-Dazs, or all three, you drink an entire bottle of expensive wine and cut your hair.”"
- "BELLE: Would you, erm, like to hang out sometime? NAOMI: Does it involve shagging? BELLE: No. NAOMI: Does it involve eating Häagen-Dazs and watching Pretty Woman? BELLE: Christ, no."
- "When she wasn't gallivanting about the globe, gathering interesting tidbits for her travel blog, she adored holing up for days at a time with a few pints of Häagen-Dazs, leaving only to go for a dip in the rooftop pool or for a workout in the building's fitness club."
Etymology
Pseudo-loan from Danish. The name was coined by the creator of the brand, who intended it to seem Danish to honour Denmark for aiding Jews during the Holocaust, but to be unique. The words have no meaning and Danish does not actually use the letter ä or the digraph zs. The Hong Kong pronunciation is influenced by Cantonese 哈根大師 /哈根大师 (haa¹ gan¹ daai⁶ si¹).