# cherry on top

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).

## Etymology
An allusion to a cake being decorated on top with one or more cherries.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cherry-on-top