icings on the cake

A form of icing on the cake — A thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralrareplural of icing on the cake
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“icings on the cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icings%20on%20the%20cake. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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