water crouton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From water + crouton (“a small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread”), due to ice cubes being made of water and having roughly the same shape as a crouton.
Meanings
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(Internet, humorous) Synonym of ice cube.
In my 32 years and countless bars along the us west coast I have never seen a single water crouton in a beer. Practically a crime.
2023 April 23, u/nvmsocool, “ich🍺iel”, in r/ich_iel, Reddit:whiskey with a water crouton
2021 December 19, @bluebirdpoopies, Twitter:Water croutons!
2010 December 20, @kB0bby, Twitter:I'm in the mood for soup. Ha! "With frozen water croutons" :-) [quoting a sign outside of a bar, pictured in the tweet]
2015 June 27, @ojailola, Twitter:some water croutons will be great rn 😔
2019 November 18, @flytoasiaaa, Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| water croutons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |