an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
claret cup in American English
an iced drink of claret, lemon juice, brandy, sugar, and soda
claret cup in American English
noun
an iced beverage made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice, brandy or other spirits, fruits, and sugar
Word origin
[1875–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: graph, hat trick, massage, pressure point, weekender