Definitions
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- noun
Liqueur poured overshaved ice . - noun
Iced ,sweetened ,beaten coffee drink - noun New England Thick
milkshake containingice cream .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun liqueur poured over shaved ice
- noun thick milkshake containing ice cream
- noun a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But they're from in/near Boston, where they use the term frappe (rhymes with cap) for proper (ice-creamful) milk shakes.
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I appear to have missed the "frappe" setting, and for this, I am truly glad.
seanan_mcguire: First review is in! seanan_mcguire 2009
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I could also tell you the tale of the "frappe," but I'm afraid I'm skating too close to the ban on dialect jokes.
Annoying and pretentious terms. Ann Althouse 2008
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The same thing happened with Starbucks: They came out with 'Frappuccino,' and competitors clamored to use the same portmanteau of 'frappe' and
GOOD 2010
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Best Cappucino on the planet and best cold coffee/choclate frappe for the afternoon lag, great fresh fruit for breakfast ......
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I tend to go with some form of iced coffee blended drink - frappe/frappacino/whatever along with a decent bit of scrambled egg, bacon and toast.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Best Cappucino on the planet and best cold coffee/choclate frappe for the afternoon lag, great fresh fruit for breakfast ......
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Best Cappucino on the planet and best cold coffee/choclate frappe for the afternoon lag, great fresh fruit for breakfast ......
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Best Cappucino on the planet and best cold coffee/choclate frappe for the afternoon lag, great fresh fruit for breakfast ......
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Best Cappucino on the planet and best cold coffee/choclate frappe for the afternoon lag, great fresh fruit for breakfast ......
john commented on the word frappe
No idea what Weirdnet is going on about, but in New England a frappe is what we call an ice cream milkshake. A fine example can be had at the Fat Boy Drive-In, on Bath Road between Brunswick and Cook's Corner.
December 30, 2007