tiger tail

English

Etymology

From the resemblance to a tiger's striped coat.

Noun

tiger tail (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) An orange-flavoured ice cream with black licorice swirl.
    Synonym: tiger tiger
    • 2013, H Douglas Goff, Richard W Hartel, Ice cream, 7th edition, page 89:
      Children's flavors, such as bubble gum, tiger tail (orange ice cream with black licorice, or banana ice cream with chocolate ripple), or cotton candy, can also be found in many flavor presentations.
    • 2017, Jen Gilroy, Summer on Firefly Lake‎:
      "There's strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, maple walnut, and tiger tail."
    • 2017, Ian Austen, Canada Letter: Ice Cream Revival and Cross-border Trade Anxiety‎:
      Tiger tail, the blend of orange and licorice that appears to be uniquely Canadian, isn't a big seller.
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