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pink gin

American  
[jin] / dʒɪn /

noun

  1. a cocktail of gin and bitters usually made and served without ice.


pink gin British  

noun

  1. a mixture of gin and bitters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pink gin

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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The first cash machine came about after some hurried signing of contracts, over a pink gin, between Barclays and Scottish inventor John Shepherd-Barron, who died in 2010.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2017

This debate is a far cry from the hurried signing of contracts, over a pink gin, between Barclays and John Shepherd-Barron in the UK some 50 years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2017

You know, the idea that there are only two versions of Malaysia in literature�a place where white men sit around drinking pink gin, and a place full of colorful people doing quaint things.

From Time Magazine Archive

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