black velvet

noun

1. a cocktail made with stout and champagne.

black velvet

noun

1. a mixture of stout and champagne in equal proportions
2. slang.
   Aboriginal women as sexual partners

Word History and Origins

Origin of black velvet¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

One hat in the Press Room is designed from black velvet with a violin perched on top of a skull cap.

From The Daily Beast

A black velvet jacket in an Oscar Wilde cut appeared a suitable option.

From The Daily Beast

Round her neck depended from a black velvet band, strings of diamonds of great size and magnificence.

From Project Gutenberg

She wore a neat tailor-made dress of brown cloth, and a small black velvet hat with a big gold buckle.

From Project Gutenberg

We got Fanny a dress on the sly, gaudy black velvet and Duchesse lace.

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Seized with affright, the princess recoiled to where an ivory crucifix gleamed on a black velvet background.

From Project Gutenberg

The silvery whiteness of the old man's beard was heightened by a robe of black velvet; his brow was like a marble dome.

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