Tom Collins

American  

noun

1. a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice.

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Tom Collins British  

noun

1. a long drink consisting of gin, lime or lemon juice, sugar or syrup, and soda water

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Etymology

Origin of Tom Collins

First recorded in 1905–10; said to have been named after its inventor

Example Sentences

Far from the war torn Gulf of Oman, Tom Collins drives his favourite blue tractor through his farmyard, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The book both published and contextualized the notes Babb took while she was working at the FSA camps with Tom Collins.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

“What’s at stake is the ability to continue to make wine in areas where smoke exposures might be more common,” said Tom Collins, a wine scientist at Washington State University.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023

This strange 19th-century version of a meme is called the Tom Collins Hoax of 1874, an event of practical jokery so famous, it was immortalized in song and the archives of the Library of Congress.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Maxton and Tom Collins, however, winked knowingly at each other, and, with the Scotchman, drew back to the rear of the group.

From The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)