LekhoriLekhoriAny of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
“We brought tiki drinks.” “Oh.” “Tracy, turn loose that rum swizzle.” “Oh, Bill's back, and he's brought tiki drinks! You got a friend in me, Bill.”
Alternative form of switchel (“drink based on water and vinegar”).
Synonym of swizz (“swindle, disappointment”).
“Coo! What a swizzle!” Relief at their safe deliverance was mingled with disappointment that the spider was not a rare specimen after all.
Unknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchel (“a drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum”), attested 1790, itself of uncertain origin. Possibly i...
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