Dixie cup

Dixie Cup dixie cup English Alternative forms en Dixie Cup, en dixie cup Etymology Originally a brand name, first used in 1919, after a line of dolls made by Alfred Schindler's Dixie Doll Company in New York. Noun en North America A disposable paper cup, sometimes waxed, especially used for individual servings of iced desserts. en 2010 Carol D. Levine Panic Child: A Harrowing True Story of Sexual Abuse 55 1449089089 One day I was looking at a little girl eating a Dixie cup of strawberry ice cream. Usage notes The most common form is Dixie cup; Dixie Cup is about half as common, and dixie cup is about one-fourth as common. en genericized trademarks