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GIN AND TONIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gin and tonic mean?
• GIN AND TONIC (noun)
The noun GIN AND TONIC has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GIN AND TONIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gin and quinine water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("gin and tonic" is a kind of...):
highball (a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass)
Meronyms (substance of "gin and tonic"):
gin (strong liquor flavored with juniper berries)
quinine water; tonic; tonic water (lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine)
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