dill pickle

American

noun

a cucumber pickle flavored with dill.

dill pickle British

noun

a pickled cucumber flavoured with dill

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Etymology

Origin of dill pickle

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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And a splash of hot dill pickle juice.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

If you’ve ever yearned for your living space to smell like buttery movie theater popcorn or dill pickle juice, Bath & Body Works has you covered.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

Q: When I spent a winter in Arizona, I learned from an older woman to eat a dill pickle every day.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Then you remember last Wednesday when you let your kindergartner have a dill pickle for breakfast because it was 8:35 a.m. and Why doesn’t anyone have shoes on?!

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

She sat an empty dill pickle jar on the table next to her savings chart.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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