Tom Collins

American  

noun

1. a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice.

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Tom Collins British  

noun

1. a long drink consisting of gin, lime or lemon juice, sugar or syrup, and soda water

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Etymology

Origin of Tom Collins

First recorded in 1905–10; said to have been named after its inventor

Example Sentences

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Tom Collins

Her landlord is Tom Collins or 'Farmer Tom' as she calls him.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

A few months into Babb’s job volunteering for the FSA, Tom Collins invited Babb to a nearby café to have lunch with a writer he was collaborating with named John Steinbeck.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024

“What’s at stake is the ability to continue to make wine in areas where smoke exposures might be more common,” said Tom Collins, a wine scientist at Washington State University.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

This strange 19th-century version of a meme is called the Tom Collins Hoax of 1874, an event of practical jokery so famous, it was immortalized in song and the archives of the Library of Congress.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

"Where have you fellers been?" demanded Tom Collins.

From Lost in the Ca?on by Alfred R. Calhoun