Dixie cup
2
2.8
- noun
- /ˈdɪksi kʌp/
- US
:
vaso desechable
- Martha stood over her, a small Dixie cup of orange juice in her hand.
- fill my Dixie cup
- hand out Dixie cups
- two Dixie cups
But if you had to drink a whole like little cup, like a Dixie cup of it, Coke would win.
- But if you had to drink a whole like little cup, like a Dixie cup of it, Coke would win.
- Alright, so I got a little Dixie cup right here and then I got a little Sprite because I.
Examples
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Eddie is helping the children with Dixie cups, popsicles, and Eskimo pies, taking their nickels and dimes.
Fiction book (2000) -
A pretty blonde girl served punch in Dixie cups.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Ah," he said and raised the Dixie cup to his mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then we throw the Dixie cup out.
Fiction book (2001) -
Just then a nurse comes in with a Dixie cup.
Fiction book (2002) -
Have free Dixie cups of water for your customers during the summer.
Blog text (9) -
He had just reached for his bottle of Jack Daniel's and was pouring himself a drink into a Dixie cup.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jerry goes to a water dispenser, calming himself, and fills a small Dixie cup.
Fiction book (1996) -
Martha stood over her, a small Dixie cup of orange juice in her hand.
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I turned the cold spigot on full blast to fill my Dixie cup.
Synonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dixie + cup
The noun 'cup' makes it clear this is a type of drinking vessel, so learners will infer the general category from the constituents. However, 'Dixie' is a proper name/brand with no inherent meaning indicating 'paper' or 'disposable', so the specific sense (a small disposable paper cup) is not predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
Dixie cup comes from a company brand called 'Dixie' that made small, disposable paper cups. Because their cups were everywhere, people began calling any small paper cup a Dixie cup, so today the name simply means a small, throwaway paper drinking cup.