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Pimm's|pɪmz|
Also Pimms, (erron.) Pim.
[Proprietary term, f. the name of the proprietor of the restaurant where these drinks were created.]
Used to designate any of four spirit-based mixed drinks (‘cups’), taken neat or used as a basis for long drinks; also, a drink of one of these. Also ellipt.
Where no number is specified, the reference is usually understood to be to Pimm's Number One Cup, which is gin-based.
[1888Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 June 817 Pimms. Poultry. London. Pimms & Co.,..Poultry, London; restaurant proprietors... Wines and spirits, excepting brandy.] 1912Ibid. 27 Nov. 1782 Pimm's No. 1 Cup... An Alcoholic beverage. H. D. Davies & Co., Limited,..London,..wine merchants. 1931R. H. Heaton Perfect Hostess 56 Pim Cup. One wineglass of No. 1 Pim cup mixture [etc.]. 1939L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. v. 22 And this, we say, is on me; Something out of the usual, a Pimm's Number One. 1957J. Braine Room at Top xxv. 202 The de-luxe bar and the iced Pimm's. 196020th Cent. July 73 Exams are over for ever, Pimm's is flowing. 1966‘K. Nicholson’ Hook, Line & Sinker v. 66 Mrs. Fairchild created a diversion by mixing everyone a Pimms. 1967A. Lichine Encycl. Wines 404/1 There are four Pimm's Cups, and it is said that they were originated by a bartender at Pimm's Restaurant in London and so delighted the customers that the staff was continually being asked to put some up for people to take home. As a result, they begun to be made commercially. 1972F. Warner Lying Figures i. 6 Barman! Make it a double Pimms! |