Etymology

tiger tiger

Today it means: Synonym of tiger tail (“ice-cream flavor”). Full definition →

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The story

Originally a brand name, presumably inspired by William Blake's 1794 poem The Tyger, which begins: "Tyger Tyger, burning bright".

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