Black Russian

American  

noun

1. a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.

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Example Sentences

Long before finding her groove with unconventional roles in “Orange Is the New Black,” “Russian Doll” and now, “Poker Face,” there weren’t many options for a free spirit like Natasha Lyonne, especially when she aged from a pliable child actor into a self-aware adult.

From Los Angeles Times

During its peak, in the early 1980s, a mink coat typically cost $8,000 to $50,000 but could go above $400,000 for all-belly black Russian mink.

From New York Times

It’s a story built around women’s absence and their silence set in a future where, apart from one black Russian mobster, only white men play significant roles.

From Slate

At a time when, for example, the Broadway lineup offers a Hispanic founding father, a black Russian countess, racially diverse rogues in Chicago and the occasional black Phantom, are we moving toward an era in which the actions of the Albee estate will seem retrograde?

From The Guardian

I think a Black Russian terrier was trying to influence the outcome of this race.

From Washington Post