Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A trademark used for a gelatin dessert. This trademark often occurs in print without a hyphen: "But you can't protect some dummies from themselves. So if they want to turn their heads into Jello, that's their lookout” ( Mike Royko).
Wiktionary
- n. A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
- n. Through genericization, any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.
- n. A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
- n. Through genericization, any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a brand of sweetened fruit-flavored powdered mixture, packaged so that it can be conveniently dissolved in hot water and solidified into a gelatin, used as a dessert, sometimes with pieces of fruit mixed in; also the gelatin dessert thus prepared; sometimes used metaphorically.
WordNet 3.0
- n. fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
- n. fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
Examples
“The word "Jell-O" is a noun; Webster's defines it as "a trademark for a flavored gelatin eaten as a dessert or used in molded salads.”
“Dr. Preston Maring of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is on a crusade to remake hospital food, trading in watery soup and Jell-O for fresh fruits and vegetables.”
The Huffington Post: Edible: Edible Radio Episode 103: Smart Food with Preston Maring
“In her fifteen years of life, shes had more doctors appointments, X-rays, and tests, and eaten more green hospital Jell-O than she cares to think about.”
“Dealing with them the last couple months has been like dealing with Jell-O.”
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“In their place: luxury hotels offering concierges and caviar, housing guests geared to Cristal, not Jell-O shots.”
“From Bill Cosby selling Jell-O pudding pops to Grammy Award-winning pop star MC Hammer dancing on behalf of a piece of KFCâs popcorn chicken, the following clips, past and present, have left a lasting impression.”
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“The surprise announcement Thursday is an acknowledgment that Kraft, the world's second-largest global-food company by sales behind Nestlé SA, can't rev its shares by mixing together higher-growth brands such as Cadbury chocolate with refrigerator staples such as Oscar Mayer lunch meats and Jell-O desserts.”
The Wall Street Journal: Activists Pressed for Kraft Spinoff
“The other company will hold the North America grocery business, which includes Kraft cheeses, Maxwell House coffee, Oscar Mayer cold cuts and Jell-O.”
The Wall Street Journal: Activists Pressed for Kraft Spinoff
“Western New Yorkers are so serious about their BBQ Chicken that I will never forget or let anyone else forget! that once, there was a 100th anniversary of Jell-O parade in LeRoy New York, and there was a GIANT grill on wheels with BBQ chicken cooking on it IN THE PARADE!”
The Huffington Post: Maria Rodale: Cornell Chicken: The Way-Western New Yorker's BBQ Chicken!
“Our building was in a bowl of Jell-O for like 10 seconds straight," said Sarah Abramson , who works in a seven-story building in Dumbo, Brooklyn.”
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