a la mode
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Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”). The US sense was coined by polyglot restaurant owner John Gieriet in Minnesota in the 1800s though later attributed to Berry Hall and Charles Watson Townsend.
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- Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
- 2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- Rosettes are the hottest trend right now, and it's looking so damn good on this à la mode crochet bikini set. When you're not beach or poolside, you could even match the triangle top with a sleek maxi or high-waisted bottoms.
- (US) Served with ice cream.
- Our pie a la mode has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
- November 1959, "Martin Bunn", Popular Science, Gus Pulls a Switch:
- With a bowl of beef stew, apple pie a la mode, and two cups of coffee under his belt, Gus Wilson walked leisurely back to the Model Garage.
- Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.
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a la mode
- Alternative spelling of à la mode