Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drink made of milk or cream, sugar, eggs, and flavorings that are beaten together and often mixed with a liquor such as rum or brandy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sweet, rich and stimulating cold drink made of eggs, milk, sugar, and spirits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
beverage based onmilk ,eggs ,sugar , andnutmeg ; often madealcoholic withrum ,brandy orwhisky ; popular atChristmas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Seeing as eggnog is full of potentially hazardous milk and eggs (albeit pasteurised), I wasn't going to hedge my bets that someone drinking the rest of it was going to walk away unscathed.
Archive 2009-01-01 Sarah 2009
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So the eggnog is made and the tree is up and waiting to be trimmed.
and i have to get to texas, i have to get to texas matociquala 2009
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Seeing as eggnog is full of potentially hazardous milk and eggs (albeit pasteurised), I wasn't going to hedge my bets that someone drinking the rest of it was going to walk away unscathed.
Fridge Clearing Sarah 2009
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My favorite eggnog is an uncooked eggnog, which can be made with pasteurized eggs - not eggs from a carton, but eggs pasteurized in-shell - or regular eggs.
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Tell them never mind, because eggnog is atrocious.
December 2008 2008
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A great way of using up that leftover eggnog from the holidays.
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The stockings are hung, the eggnog is flowing, and Vince Vaughn is in a terrible Christmas movie.
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Rompope, or "Mexican eggnog," is one version of the many combinations of egg, milk, sugar and spirits that are traditionally used to toast the winter holidays in Europe and the Americas.
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Rompope, or "Mexican eggnog," is one version of the many combinations of egg, milk, sugar and spirits that are traditionally used to toast the winter holidays in Europe and the Americas.
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The eggnog is mixed with a bit of milk and nutmeg and vanilla are added to complement the flavor of the ‘nog.
Eggnog Bread Pudding with Bourbon Cranberries | Baking Bites 2008
chained_bear commented on the word eggnog
See usage/historical note on posset.
January 11, 2017