ice-cream social

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noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

a social gathering, usually to raise money for a local church or school, where ice cream is the principal refreshment.

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Origin of ice-cream social

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby ice-cream social

ice-cold, ice cream, ice-cream cone, ice-cream parlor, ice-cream parlor chair, ice-cream social, ice-cream soda, ice-cream suit, ice-cream supper, ice crystals, ice cube

How to use ice-cream social in a sentence

This could replace the ice cream social as the college freshman icebreaker of choice.
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The two are already appearing together, recently joining Rep. Jason Chavetz for an ice-cream social.
The New Romney Dynasty|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
News in a town where an ice-cream social is a sensation and a dog fight suspends business for three hours?
Homeburg Memories|George Helgesen Fitch
Even the ice cream social would have been more fun than this.
The Secret of the Sundial|Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt

This, the women declared, they would speedily pay off by a big cake and ice-cream social in the hall.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903|Lucy Maud Montgomery