gin and tonic

American  

[jin] / dʒɪn /

noun

gin and tonics plural

1. a drink made with gin and quinine water, served in a tall glass and usually garnished with a slice of lime or lemon.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gin and tonics
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gin and tonic

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The magazine reported that the papers also noted the late monarch’s aperitif preferences — gin and tonic — and dislike of helicopters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

He told a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court that he and his fiancée walked into their bedroom to find Ms Barnes in their bed drinking gin and tonic.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

The Bloom City, essentially a gin and tonic with mint and hibiscus, and the tropical-leaning Fineapple, which mixes bourbon and Aperol with pineapple and grapefruit, are standouts.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

In researching a book on the social, medical and moral history of gin and tonic, I have imbibed – moderately – in bars from the Raffles Hotel in Singapore to the Morse Bar in Oxford.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2020

Zipped around the Catskills, the $65,000 Z4 M40i is a summer concoction as bracing and balanced as a perfectly mixed gin and tonic.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2020