gin slingn.

Brit.

/dʒɪn ˈslɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɪn ˈslɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gin n.³, sling n.³, sling n.⁵

Etymology: < gin n.³ + either sling n.³ (compare sling n.³ 2) or perhaps sling n.⁵ (although this is first attested slightly later and may alternatively be secondary to gin sling ). Compare slightly earlier gin twist n. at gin n.³ Compounds 2.

Originally U.S. Also with capital initials.

A cocktail made with sweetened and flavoured gin and water.The gin sling was first made in the United States in the years after the Revolution and traditionally consisted of gin, a lump of sugar, and a few gratings of nutmeg, but is now more typically flavoured with lemon or lime juice; it may also include other ingredients (cf. Singapore sling n. at Singapore n.).

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gin sling1790

thunder and lightning1802

Tom Collins1876

Martini1884

silver-fizz1901

pahit1902

pink gin1903

Clover Club1925

gimlet1928

gin and it1929

pink lady1929

Alexander1930

Gibson1930

silver bullet1930

Singapore sling1930

White Lady1930

pink1942

negroni1947

pinkers1961

dirty martini1991

1790 J. Baxter Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 199 Drank a gin sling with him at fat Simmon's.

1837 J. E. Alexander Narr. Voy. Observ. W. Afr. I. ix. 223 He invited us to take ‘gin sling’, or ‘cock-tail’, at the side-table.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xvi. 202 He could..drink more rum-toddy, mint-julep, gin-sling, and cocktail, than any private gentleman of his acquaintance.

1864 C. Tovey Brit. & Foreign Spirits 105 The American summer drink, Gin Sling is prepared thus: Gin and water, sweetened with pounded white sugar, in which are stuck leaves of fresh gathered mint.

1943 N. Coward Middle East Diary 15 Aug. (1944) 49 The restrictions of wartime are unknown [in Egypt]; people sat there sipping Gin-Slings and cocktails and chatting and gossiping.

1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 30 The Singapore connection shows in one or two other ways, too: a wicked gin sling, for instance, and deeply chilled foreign lagers.

2016 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 7 Feb. (Traveller section) 24 The words conjure up louvre windows, palm fronds, hot nights and a gin sling or two.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gin sling
释义	gin slingn. Brit. /dʒɪn ˈslɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdʒɪn ˈslɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gin n.³, sling n.³, sling n.⁵ Etymology: < gin n.³ + either sling n.³ (compare sling n.³ 2) or perhaps sling n.⁵ (although this is first attested slightly later and may alternatively be secondary to gin sling ). Compare slightly earlier gin twist n. at gin n.³ Compounds 2. Originally U.S. Also with capital initials. A cocktail made with sweetened and flavoured gin and water.The gin sling was first made in the United States in the years after the Revolution and traditionally consisted of gin, a lump of sugar, and a few gratings of nutmeg, but is now more typically flavoured with lemon or lime juice; it may also include other ingredients (cf. Singapore sling n. at Singapore n.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > gin cocktail gin sling1790 thunder and lightning1802 Tom Collins1876 Martini1884 silver-fizz1901 pahit1902 pink gin1903 Clover Club1925 gimlet1928 gin and it1929 pink lady1929 Alexander1930 Gibson1930 silver bullet1930 Singapore sling1930 White Lady1930 pink1942 negroni1947 pinkers1961 dirty martini1991 1790 J. Baxter Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 199 Drank a gin sling with him at fat Simmon's. 1837 J. E. Alexander Narr. Voy. Observ. W. Afr. I. ix. 223 He invited us to take ‘gin sling’, or ‘cock-tail’, at the side-table. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xvi. 202 He could..drink more rum-toddy, mint-julep, gin-sling, and cocktail, than any private gentleman of his acquaintance. 1864 C. Tovey Brit. & Foreign Spirits 105 The American summer drink, Gin Sling is prepared thus: Gin and water, sweetened with pounded white sugar, in which are stuck leaves of fresh gathered mint. 1943 N. Coward Middle East Diary 15 Aug. (1944) 49 The restrictions of wartime are unknown [in Egypt]; people sat there sipping Gin-Slings and cocktails and chatting and gossiping. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 30 The Singapore connection shows in one or two other ways, too: a wicked gin sling, for instance, and deeply chilled foreign lagers. 2016 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 7 Feb. (Traveller section) 24 The words conjure up louvre windows, palm fronds, hot nights and a gin sling or two. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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