Bloody Mary

American  

noun

1. a mixed drink made principally with vodka and tomato juice.

2. Mary I.

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Bloody Mary British  

noun

1. a drink consisting of tomato juice and vodka

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Etymology

Origin of Bloody Mary

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The weekend celebration features snow- and ice-sculpting, curling and a Bloody Mary contest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“The Bloody Mary, to me, should really be a meal in a glass,” Caporale says.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

These hark back to the 17 Protestant martyrs who were burnt in Lewes during the reign of Bloody Mary, half a century before Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

The Bone Yard martini, for instance, uses vodka redistilled with venison bones to add a “bone marrow flavor” similar to what's found in some versions of the Bloody Mary.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2023

“To Lexie,” she said, raising her Bloody Mary, and Lexie and Pearl raised their goblets of orange juice, luminous in the sun.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng