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Tom and Jerry

noun

  1. a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tom and Jerry1

First recorded in 1820–30; named after the principal characters in Life in London (1821) by Pierce Egan (died 1849), English writer
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Example Sentences

In a few minutes a man came in with a tray and glasses and something he called Tom-and-Jerry and hoped we would like it.

To say that it is a slouch hat, or a felt hat, or a Tom-and-Jerry hat, conveys no idea of the hat in question.

This was in the old Tom-and-Jerry days, when fisticuffs were the fashion.

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