An easy one, from French, but it lets me squeeze in the quality of being à la mode: alamodality.
Plus, I never knew it also meant meat and vegetables stewed in red wine.
à la mode
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Re: à la mode
Hmmm, beef stew with ice cream. I think I'll pass, unless I get the ice cream on the side.
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Re: à la mode
Catholic tastes eh? I must admit I never understood why pie a la mode meant with ice cream.
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