egg cream

noun

1. a cold beverage made with milk, flavoring syrup, and soda water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of egg cream¹

Probably earlier than 1950–55

Example Sentences

Or take, for instance, the classic egg cream.

From Salon

Some say you can only make an egg cream, the iconic New York beverage of milk, chocolate syrup and seltzer, with Fox’s U-bet syrup, but some people need to relax.

From Washington Post

A well-made chocolate egg cream is hard to find.

From Salon

And the U-bet chocolate syrup was yours for making an egg cream.

From New York Times

Scoop in your coffee-flavored syrup and/or liqueur into the center of the egg cream.

From Fox News