swizzle

[ swiz-uhl ]

noun

1. a tall drink, originating in Barbados, composed of full-flavored West Indian rum, lime juice, crushed ice, and sugar: typically served with a swizzle stick.

verb (used with object)

, swiz·zled, swiz·zling.

1. to agitate (a beverage) with a swizzle stick.
2. to gulp down; guzzle.

swizzle

/ ˈswɪzəl /

noun

1. an unshaken cocktail
2. an alcoholic drink containing gin or rum
3. informal.
   a swiz

verb

1. tr to stir a swizzle stick in (a drink)
2. informal.
   to swindle; cheat

Other Words From

• swizzler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swizzle¹

First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of swizzle¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He made me an engagement ring out of a plastic swizzle stick a few nights later at a sushi bar.

From Los Angeles Times

Also included are a champagne swizzle stick and a metal-mounted foliate cocktail stick holder.

From BBC

Use a swizzle stick or your finger to place the drops, then smear them gently and wait for the liquid to dry.

From Los Angeles Times

Those of you who enjoy a bit of English literature might recognize Tokaji under its Anglicized name, tokay, which aristocrats like to swizzle in period romances and gaslit murder mysteries.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Johnson is more likely to keynote at the annual meetings of Wall Street banks than serve as the swizzle stick at a professional mixer.

From New York Times