Bloody Mary

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noun

a mixed drink made principally with vodka and tomato juice.

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Origin of Bloody Mary

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby Bloody Mary

bloodworm, bloodwort, bloody, Bloody Caesar, bloody flux, Bloody Mary, bloody-minded, bloody-nosed beetle, bloody shirt, blooey, blook

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How to use Bloody Mary in a sentence

Now, hellbent on vengeance, he appears if you summon him by saying his name five times in front of a mirror, Bloody Mary-style.
How an unsolved murder and a public housing crisis led to Candyman|Aja Romano|August 27, 2021|Vox
Best served with no condiments—although a spicy tartar sauce is OK—and a Bloody Mary rimmed with Old Bay.
How to Eat Delmarvelously|jversteegh|July 8, 2021|Outside Online
There are offers 16 Arghoslent songs on Spotify, the most popular is “Bloody Mary.”
White Supremacists on Spotify|Caitlin Dickson|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
National Bloody Mary Day is January 1, which is probably the biggest hangover brunch day of the year.
National Liquor Days Are a Joke|Kayleigh Kulp|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They gave her the name of Bloody Mary at the time, and she has retained it to the present day.
Queen Elizabeth|Jacob Abbott
Bloody Mary of England was nearly as merciless, but she was sincere and uncompromising in her extirpation of heretics.
Ponkapog Papers|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
"Bloody Mary" flung two over his head and one into his earthwork, but he paid no attention to her protests.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson
The poet thought that “Bloody Mary” “had been harshly judged by the verdict of popular tradition.”
Alfred Tennyson|Andrew Lang
He was brought to trial April 17th, 1554, the first year of Bloody Mary.
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker

British Dictionary definitions for Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

noun

a drink consisting of tomato juice and vodka

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