the.com/slurpee
brain freeze, sold by the cup, since 1967.
means a carbonated frozen slush drink, sold at 7-eleven, made of ice crystals so fine you drink them through a straw.
from invented by accident in 1958 when omar knedlik's soda fountain broke and started freezing drinks into slush; he patented the icee machine, 7-eleven licensed it in 1965, renamed it slurpee for the sound of drinking one, and launched it in 1967.
name originnamed for the slurping sound, literally
free slurpee dayjuly 11 marks 7-eleven's own birthday
flavor chemistrysugar keeps it slushy, not solid ice
global reachsold in over a dozen countries now
for instance
coca-cola slurpee — best-selling flavor since the 1970s launch
simpsons kwik-e-mart — squishee is the show's slurpee parody