sugar bowl

[ shoog-er bohl ]

noun

1. a small bowl, usually having a cover, for serving granulated sugar or sugar cubes.
2. Slang. the community of people who sugar date.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar bowl¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

At the end of the night, participants pulled out their phones to join, if they wanted to, the “sugar bowl” — an online space that helps attendees stay in touch after the event.

From Seattle Times

Gretchen took a short lap of her coffee, surprisingly neat, then looked up at me and with a gentle paw pushed the sugar bowl over toward me.

From Literature

I open my mouth to say no, I’m too tired, but Emilika holds up her sugar bowl.

From Literature

Some even have the matching creamer and sugar bowl.

From Washington Post

That was how Mama found me: barefoot and in my nightclothes eating out of the pot of rice from dinner, Dinah propped up against the sugar bowl facing me, in the dark kitchen.

From Literature