Frosting

Definitions

1. Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
   US, countable, uncountable
2. A layer of frost.
   countable, uncountable
3. The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

““[…] Cities aren’t like⟳ frosted cake — and, anyhow, even the cake didn’t keep⟳ very well. I tried it, and it dried up, ’specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take⟳ frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want⟳ to see⟳ all I can now while I’m here.””

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