Growing up, I always called them jimmies, because that’s what my dad, who was born and raised in Boston, called them.
I only realized that wasn’t a term everyone knew about recently, when I said it to a co-worker and they had no idea what I meant. After looking it up online, I found out that what I’d always called them was a regional peculiarity I’d picked up even though I never lived in the region it’s used in, and that there are several other terms used for them as well.
I’ve always heard them called “sprinkles” and having visited “Fosselmans” (local ice cream producer and “ice cream counter” place) in South Pasadena, CA… where I spent my youth… many times more than my waistline should have dictated… that was my “sphere of influence” on this word.
Posted by “Nat” a self-assuming know-it-all on ice cream.
This is tricky - I would call the things on ice cream (or a Dutch bread snack) sprinkles, but those are not the same shape as hundreds-and-thousands/nonpareils, as blob points out. But the poll choices seem to indicate the OP considers them the same. Although I suppose you could get the latter on ice cream as well.Still, I voted sprinkles.
tropezones, the thing against which you trip; generic name used in Spanish-from-Spain for “any solid item added to a liquid or creamy food which would be complete without it, such as croutons to consommé”. From the verb tropezar, to trip on something (walking, not drugs!).
I’ve encountered “sprinkles” as the name for the little colored bars, but not as a generic name.
“Sprinkles” it is. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of “jimmies” or “hundreds-and-thousands.” I’ve seen the word “nonpareils” on packages, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody say it—ooh, an example for this thread!
Sprinkles, generally. Although, when I was a kid, I was in line behind someone who called them “shots.” I’ll use that term from time to time. My uncle liked to say, “Boy, that’s a lot of dead mosquitoes on your ice cream.” I suppose, given the popularity of Rick and Morty, we could start asking for “Extra ant mix-ins. Thank you very much, Summer”
Sprinkles. I’ve only seen the term “jimmies” on this board, and I don’t recall if I’ve heard nonpareil to refer to sprinkles, and this is definitely the first time I’ve heard of “hundreds and thousands”.