ice cream truck

Melodic frozen vendor

An ice cream truck is a vehicle, usually a van or small truck, that drives through neighborhoods selling frozen treats.

It plays distinctive jingle music to announce its presence and attract customers, especially children: The kids ran outside when they heard the ice cream truck.

treats

soft serve

Aerated frozen dairy dessert

  • coneTapered solid, circular base
  • sundaeDressed-up frozen dessert
  • popsicleFrozen treat on stick

fudge bar · drumstick · push pop · klondike bar · dipped cone · ice pop · creamsicle · bomb pop · snow cone · orange creamsicle

jingle

chimes

Tuned percussion bells

  • music boxMechanism playing melodies mechanically
  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • tuneMusical sequence of notes

speaker · tinkling · earworm · bells · signature tune · PA system · volume

vehicle

van

Enclosed cargo vehicle

window · route · vendor · mobile · commercial · wheels · livery · colorful · painted · price list

summer

heatwave

Prolonged abnormally high temperatures

afternoon · sunny day · block · playground · after-school · sticky fingers · hot day · park · poolside · backyard

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

anticipation · innocence · simpler times · carefree · youth · chasing · spare change · block party · golden age · reminisce

Categories
Opposites
temperature of product sold

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Mobile frankfurter vending station

taco truck · food truck · pretzel cart

mobility vs. fixed location

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Shop selling frozen treats

ice cream shop · ice cream stand · gelato shop · creamery · gelateria

cultural connotation (joy vs. menace)

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Vehicle transporting caskets

police van · paddy wagon · prison transport · ambulance

Family

cream, truck, creamy, ice cream, icicle, creamed, glacier, iciness, icebox

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G