dixie cup
dixie cup is the alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.
Noun (1) capitalized: Dixie Cup
Dixie Cup (plural Dixie Cups)
- Alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.
- 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.1979, Wright Morris, Fire Sermon, →ISBN, page 50
Noun (2) capitalized: Dixie cup
Dixie cup (plural Dixie cups)
- A disposable paper cup, sometimes waxed, especially used for individual servings of iced desserts.
- One day I was looking at a little girl eating a Dixie cup of strawberry ice cream.2010, Carol D. Levine, Panic Child: A Harrowing True Story of Sexual Abuse, →ISBN, page 55
Forms of dixie cup
| plural | dixie cups |
|---|---|
| plural | Dixie Cups |
| plural | Dixie cups |
| alternative form | Dixie Cup |
| alternative form | dixie cup |
Origin of dixie cup
Originally a brand name, first used in 1919, after a line of dolls made by Alfred Schindler's Dixie Doll Company in New York.
Questions about dixie cup
- What does dixie cup mean?
- Dixie cup means a disposable paper cup, sometimes waxed, especially used for individual servings of iced desserts.
- What is dixie cup the alternative letter-case form of?
- Dixie cup is the alternative letter-case form of Dixie cup.
- What part of speech is dixie cup?
- Dixie cup is a noun.
- What is the plural of dixie cup?
- The plural of dixie cup is dixie cups.
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