mai tai
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mai tai
Of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
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
For the most part, “Ticket to Paradise” goes down as easy as a mai tai, with swooning camerawork suitable for a travel ad.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
Seamore’s affordable raw seafood platter that’s ideal for two people, and its perfect classic mai tai.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
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