variants or soft-serve
: a smooth semisolid ice cream that contains less milk fat than regular ice cream and is made in and dispensed from a freezer in which it is aerated and continuously churned
often used before another noun
soft-serve ice cream
a soft-serve machine

Examples of soft serve in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The shop will also offer traditional Mexican breads, ten types of tres leches cakes and soft-serve ice cream. Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 This soft-serve concoction was an absolute delight, blending the crunchy, chocolatey goodness from the KitKat with the nostalgic flavors of a banana split. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 25 July 2024 As inoperative McDonald's soft-serve ice-cream machines became a national punchline, tech startup Kytch developed a device that helped McDonald's franchises get their machines back online. David Morgan, CBS News, 21 July 2024 Stop by: 1205 Thomas Ave. Cheat’s Cheesesteak Parlor The cheesesteak spot serves three soft-serve flavors: vanilla, tropical pineapple vanilla swirl and a vegan pineapple option. Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 19 July 2024 What's next: Dinner service will start this summer with a kaleidoscope of kebabs, more mezze and creative hummuses, soft-serve, and cocktails from Albi bar manager Alexandra Bookless. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 July 2024 Rewards members can get a free soft-serve ice cream with any $1 purchase on the national holiday. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 The shop also sells soft-serve ice cream and iced refresher drinks (like its blue raspberry lemonade). Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024 In his Bar on A, 2010–11, a human form with a soft-serve ice cream cone for a head tugs at the leash of a dog whose noggin has been similarly replaced. News Desk, Artforum, 28 June 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soft serve was in 1955

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“Soft serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20serve. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

soft-serve

noun
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌsərv
: smooth soft ice cream made in and dispensed from a freezer in which it is continuously churned
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