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A vessel whose finest hour involves dumping its contents on someone's head.
means A small bucket filled with ice (or ice and water) used to chill bottles of wine or champagne, or to keep drinks cold at a gathering.
from A plain compound of "ice" and "bucket," both old English workhorse words: "ice" descends from Old English "īs" (a Germanic cousin of German "Eis"), while "bucket" likely comes from Old English "būc" (a pitcher or belly-shaped vessel), possibly reinforced by Anglo-Norman "buket." The pairing is straightforwardly descriptive — a bucket for ice — and it leapt back into the wider vocabulary in the 2010s thanks to the "Ice Bucket Challenge," the viral fundraiser that turned the humble drinks chiller into a head-drenching ritual.
- viral cause
- 2014 challenge raised over 220 million dollars for ALS
- funded science
- Donations helped discover a new ALS-linked gene
- hotel staple
- Once the only fridge a motel room offered
- champagne duty
- Chills bottles for celebrations and ringside punishment alike
als ice bucket challenge — viral 2014 campaign that raised $115 million for als association
polar bear plunge — annual winter swimming event in icy lakes and oceans across north america