soft serve

[ sawft surv, soft ]

noun

1. a smooth-textured, soft ice cream that is aerated in a machine to reduce its density and pumped into a cone or cup rather than scooped like traditional hard-packed ice cream.

Other Words From

• soft-serve adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft serve¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Trista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream.

From The Daily Beast

The rest of us can get a coffee or some soft serve and finally talk about something else.

From The Daily Beast

I'm working on a sandwich project right now: sandwiches, homemade soda, soft serve, popcorn and that's it.

From The Daily Beast

It takes between three and four hours to cook it soft—serve it up with drawn butter.

From Project Gutenberg