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gimlet

gimlet

7 8.2
A cold drink of gin or vodka mixed with lime juice and ice
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪmlɪt/
translation icon : gimlet
  • I'm gonna get a gimlet.
  • vodka gimlet
  • gin gimlet
  • a classic gimlet

Soft drinks for me, gimlets for her.

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Examples

  • I'll have a gimlet, please.

    American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007)

  • Two vodka gimlets, compliments of the Amazing Hugo.

    Search Party (2014)

  • I ordered you a gimlet.

    The Women (2008)

  • I can throw a party, and I can mix a gimlet.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I had my first gimlet and my first Gibson.

    Blog text (13)

  • She fixed herself a vodka gimlet.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Bring me a gimlet.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • On the other hand, the taste of a gimlet—so sharp, so sour—calls to me.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Tempting offerings include strawberry mint lemonade underpinned with Absolute Citron and a cucumber lime gimlet.

    Blog text (14)

  • After a long day, I decided to relax with a gimlet at my favorite bar.

How Strong

martini
115 3.4
gimlet
7 8.2
shandy
1 6.0
soft drink
40 1.0

Surface Forms

gimlet singular
gimlets plural

Etymology

Gimlet for the drink may come from a doctor named Gimlette who mixed gin with lime for sailors, or from the idea of 'sharpness' because the drink tastes very sour. That's why the name suits this strong, lime-flavoured cocktail.