Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dixie cup

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: dix-ie cup
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.

noun

A disposable paper cup, sometimes waxed, especially used for individual servings of iced desserts.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"It's an outing for the boy, who walks ahead eating a Dixie Cup fudge sundae. Rubio's business district is a block from the beach, with an area of benches and trees that cars are not allowed to enter."
"'I wonder if elephants like ice cream?' 'It would need to be a very big dixie cup,' said Jane."
"Once in fourth grade, Principal Lambas made me fill a dixie cup with my own spit"
"He was eating raisins out of a dixie cup."
"One day I was looking at a little girl eating a Dixie cup of strawberry ice cream."

Etymology

Originally a brand name, first used in 1919, after a line of dolls made by Alfred Schindler's Dixie Doll Company in New York.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

Dixie Cups (plural)

Synonyms

paper cup

Questions

What does dixie cup mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.
Where does dixie cup come from?: Originally a brand name, first used in 1919, after a line of dolls made by Alfred Schindler's Dixie Doll Company in New York.

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