water crouton

English

A water crouton (right) next to a crouton

Etymology

From water +‎ crouton (“a small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

water crouton (plural water croutons)

1. (slang, humorous) Synonym of ice cube.
   • 2010 December 20, @kB0bby, Twitter‎^[1]:

     Water croutons!

   • 2015 June 27, @ojailola, Twitter‎^[2]:

     I'm in the mood for soup. Ha! "With frozen water croutons" :-) [quoting a sign outside of a bar, pictured in the tweet]

   • 2017 July 20, @dazzat1960, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Hmmm...whiskey with frozen water croutons

   • 2019 November 18, @flytoasiaaa, Twitter‎^[4]:

     some water croutons will be great rn 😔

   • 2021 December 19, @bluebirdpoopies, Twitter‎^[5]:

     whiskey with a water crouton

   • 2023 April 23, u/nvmsocool, “ich🍺iel”, in r/ich_iel‎^[6], Reddit:

     In my 32 years and countless bars along the us west coast I have never seen a single water crouton in a beer. Practically a crime.