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ice-cream headache en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ice cream headache.
   alt of ice cream headache
   • Swallowing a cold drink or ice cream can evoke a sudden pain in the palate, throat, or forehead. Such “ice-cream headaches” are more common in people prone to migraines. 2003, Floyd E. Bloom, M. Flint Beal, David J[erome] Kupfer, editors, The Dana Guide to Brain Health, The Free Press, →ISBN, page 547:
   • She’d finished her milkshake so fast that Michael was surprised she didn’t have an ice-cream headache. 2011, Lisa Tucker, The Winters in Bloom, Washington Square Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 199:
   • An ice pick of cold stabbed into the back of Jason’s left eye. “Now I know what Madame Rosa’s warning meant,” he gasped, shoving his mint-chip milk shake away. “What?” Dani demanded. “I shouldn’t have sucked that down so fast. I’ve got a killer ice-cream headache now,” Jason explained, toying with the half-empty cup. 2007, Alex Duval, Ritual (Vampire Beach), Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 17:

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