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单词 rickey
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Definition of rickey in English:

rickey

nounPlural rickeys ˈrɪkiˈrɪki
North American
  • A drink consisting of a spirit, typically gin, mixed with lime or lemon juice, carbonated water, and ice.

    〈北美〉利克酒,利克水(一般用杜松子酒和酸橙或柠檬汁、汽水、冰混合而成的饮品)

    I wanted to drink gin rickeys
    lime rickeys
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It gorged itself, often on dishes it invented (steamed oysters, say), and it famously liked drinking itself into a stupor (at one time, on the gin rickeys it invented).
    • ‘The Extended Lights’ propositions its readers: ‘Let's drink gin rickeys / in a hotel bar below street level’; afterward ‘We'll record messages in the fountain/around which the rest of the garden turns.’

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from the surname Rickey.

Rhymes

brickie, Dickie, hickey, icky, mickey, Nicky, picky, quickie, Rikki, sickie, sticky, tricky, Vicky

Definition of rickey in US English:

rickey

nounˈrɪkiˈrikē
North American
  • A drink consisting of liquor, typically gin, mixed with lime juice, carbonated water, and ice.

    〈北美〉利克酒,利克水(一般用杜松子酒和酸橙或柠檬汁、汽水、冰混合而成的饮品)

    gin rickey
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘The Extended Lights’ propositions its readers: ‘Let's drink gin rickeys / in a hotel bar below street level’; afterward ‘We'll record messages in the fountain/around which the rest of the garden turns.’
    • It gorged itself, often on dishes it invented (steamed oysters, say), and it famously liked drinking itself into a stupor (at one time, on the gin rickeys it invented).

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from the surname Rickey.

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