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whiskey sour

whis·key sour
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwis-kee, wis- souuh r, sou-er]
    • /ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs- saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwis-kee, wis- souuh r, sou-er]
    • /ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs- saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/

Definitions of whiskey sour words

  • noun whiskey sour a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar. 1
  • noun whiskey sour a mixed drink of whisky and lime or lemon juice, sometimes sweetened 0
  • noun whiskey sour a cocktail of lemon juice, sugar, and whiskey, shaken with cracked ice 0

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Origin of whiskey sour

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Whiskey sour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whiskey sour popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

whiskey sour usage trend in Literature

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