knickerbocker glory
nounEtymology A genericized form of Knickerbocker Glory, attested from the 1930s.
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UK An elaborately-layered ice cream sundae served in a tall glass.
- Knickerbocker Glory An English sundae, imported from the United States, that has become known as the ultimate example of the sundae-makers' art.1996, Caroline Liddell, Frozen Desserts: The Definitive Guide, Glossary, 29:
- They ate in the zoo restaurant and when Dudley had a tantrum because his knickerbocker glory wasn't big enough, Uncle Vernon bought him another one and Harry was allowed to finish the first.1997, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter Two: