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noun
An elaborately-layered ice cream sundae served in a tall glass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of knickerbocker glory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
A genericized form of Knickerbocker Glory, attested from the 1930s.
Uncertain. Possibly originated in reference to Knickerbocker as a generic term for New Yorkers or from the Knickerbocker Hotel in the city.
