ice-cream headache

noun

Examples of ice-cream headache in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Experimental provocation of 'ice-cream headache' by ice cubes and ice water. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-cream headache was in 1892

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“Ice-cream headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream%20headache. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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