hot coffee mixed with Irish whiskey and topped with double cream
Irish coffee in American English
brewed coffee containing Irish whiskey and topped with cream or whipped cream
Irish coffee in American English
noun
a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream
Word origin
[1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, fail-safe, individual medley, on-line, taxi squad