Eggnog
//ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas. countable, uncountable
- 2 a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor wordnet
Example
More examples"Eggnog is a creamy Christmas drink."
Etymology
American English c. 1775 (although drinks like it are attested far earlier, e.g. posset, of which a monastic Christmas recipe used eggs), from egg + nog. The second element is uncertain and long-debated; prominent claims include Norfolk dialect nog (“strong ale”), or a clipping of noggin (“small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol”) (q.v.). Another hypothesis is that it is a variant of grog (“rum-and-water cocktail”).
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