Meanings
- CanadaUSuncountableSynonym of tiger tail (“ice-cream flavor”).
It was ice cream heaven. "I'd recommend Tiger, Tiger," he said. "It's the perfect taste for this kind of day."
1998, Arthur G. Slade, Draugr, page 871 more example
Tommy walked alone beside the river, ate a screaming-hot burrito from a truck in the park and then cooled his mouth with a tiger-tiger ice-cream cone from a fifties-style diner on Main Street.
2009, Anita Daher, On the Trail of the Bushman, page 22Synonyms: tiger tail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of tiger tail (“ice-cream flavor”).
Origin
Originally a brand name, presumably inspired by William Blake's 1794 poem The Tyger, which begins: "Tyger Tyger, burning bright".
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tiger tiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20tiger
“tiger tiger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20tiger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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