mai tai

[mahy tahy]

noun

1. a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mai tai¹

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Fellow dog owner Mai Tai Boyd, 44, tells Ms Colgrove that he disagrees that their building has been "abandoned" by local city officials.

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Featuring souvenir mai tai glasses and faded photos of celebrities on its walls, the old-fashioned watering hole was built over the Pacific Ocean in 1952.

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On a trip to Hawaii eight months in, I waited for the ring to come out over every mai tai at sunset.

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The only difference being that I was now old enough to order a Mongoose Mai Tai.

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Grab dinner at nearby old-school haunt Chez Jay or head a little farther afield for a knee-wobbling mai tai at the Galley.

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