雪糕刺客

xuěgāocìkè

noun

Measure Word

一根雪糕刺客 gēn

Meanings

1 'ice-cream assassin'; an innocent-looking ice cream that stabs your wallet at checkout (price-tagged shockingly high)

Characters

Examples

这根雪糕要三十块,简直是雪糕刺客!

Zhè gēn xuěgāo yào sānshí kuài, jiǎnzhí shì xuěgāocìkè!

This popsicle costs 30 yuan—a total ice-cream assassin!

去便利店要小心雪糕刺客。

Qù biànlìdiàn yào xiǎoxīn xuěgāocìkè.

Watch out for ice-cream assassins at the convenience store.

今年夏天最出圈的梗就是雪糕刺客。

Jīnnián xiàtiān zuì chūquān de gěng jiùshì xuěgāocìkè.

The most viral meme this summer was the 'ice-cream assassin.'

Tips

culture

Exploded in summer 2022 after shoppers complained that premium ice creams like 钟薛高 (Chicecream) were mixed in ordinary freezer chests without visible prices, only to sting buyers at the register. The word 刺客 'assassin' captured the ambush feel. Named a 2022 Top 10 buzzword by 《咬文嚼字》.

usage

Productive pattern X刺客 for any innocent-looking product with a shock price: 水果刺客, 话梅刺客, 文具刺客. All mean 'concealed-price highway robber.'

Stroke Order

雪 xuě

糕 gāo

刺 cì

客 kè