rickey

¹

[ rik-ee ]

noun

, plural rick·eys.

1. a drink made with lime juice, carbonated water, and gin or other liquor.

Rickey

²

[ rik-ee ]

noun

1. (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.

rickey

/ ˈrɪkɪ /

noun

1. a cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, lime juice, and soda water, served iced

   a gin rickey

Word History and Origins

Origin of rickey¹

1890–95, Americanism; named after a Colonel Rickey

Word History and Origins

Origin of rickey¹

C19: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

After all, the basic Ranch Water is one lime-half away from Washington’s tart homegrown cocktail, the Rickey, which has been around since the 1800s.

From Washington Post

One of those is Rickey Williams, the most recent Chicagaoan to file suit.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, Rickey Minor knows his stuff, Idol-related or otherwise.

From The Daily Beast

(Branch) Rickey selected Jackie because he knew he could withstand the guff.

From The Daily Beast

The smallest rickey-drinker, not content with sounding the alarm, had gone brilliantly bolting down the beach.

From Project Gutenberg

Later he moved to St. Louis and invented the famous rickey, which immortalized his name—preserving it, as it were, in alcohol.

From Project Gutenberg

Get me a brandy smash—a sherry cobbler—a gin rickey—rock and rye—a whisky sour—a mint julep!

From Project Gutenberg

Jim Barron, nearest the door, responded with Ed Rickey at his heels.

From Project Gutenberg

When he went out, Ed Rickey came in and the boys alternated.

From Project Gutenberg