mai tai
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mai tai
Of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The mai tai was created in 1944 at a Trader Vic’s restaurant in Oakland across the bay.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
But English actually prefers some drinks served this way, such as a mai tai or a margarita on the rocks, whose aesthetics and noncarbonated ingredients lend themselves well to the dirty dump technique.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2023
But I wanted a different kind of adventure than the kind people tend to associate with the islands, one that didn’t involve parking myself on a beach with a mai tai.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022
But he’s not doing it with his feet kicked up and a mai tai on the armrest of his beach chair.
From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022
The deathbed scenarios have varied, from music and aromatherapy at the bedside to meeting a patient’s request for one last mai tai cocktail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2020
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