I am a delicious summer ice cream dessert served with syrup and a cherry, but I sound exactly like the last day of the weekend. What am I?
An ice cream sundae
An ice cream sundae is a dish of ice cream topped with syrup, whipped cream, and cherries. The word is a homophone for Sunday, which is the seventh day of the week, making it a classic wordplay puzzle.
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