root beer float

noun

A dessert consisting of root beer poured over vanilla ice cream, so that the ice cream floats.

Meanings

nounroot beer float (plural root beer floats)

plural root beer floats

  1. A dessert consisting of root beer poured over vanilla ice cream, so that the ice cream floats.

    Synonyms: black cow, brown cow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dessert consisting of root beer poured over vanilla ice cream, so that the ice cream floats.

Cite this entry
APA

root beer float. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20beer%20float

MLA

“root beer float.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20beer%20float. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root beer float,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20beer%20float.

Source: root beer float on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.