Meanings
- CanadaUSuncountableAn orange-flavoured ice cream with black licorice swirl.
"There's strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, maple walnut, and tiger tail."
2017, Jen Gilroy, Summer on Firefly Lake2 more examples
Children's flavors, such as bubble gum, tiger tail (orange ice cream with black licorice, or banana ice cream with chocolate ripple), or cotton candy, can also be found in many flavor presentations.
2013, H Douglas Goff, Richard W Hartel, Ice cream, 7th edition, page 89Tiger tail, the blend of orange and licorice that appears to be uniquely Canadian, isn't a big seller.
2017, Ian Austen, Canada Letter: Ice Cream Revival and Cross-border Trade AnxietySynonyms: tiger tiger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn orange-flavoured ice cream with black licorice swirl.
Origin
From the resemblance to a tiger's striped coat.
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