Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hot punch of red wine, brandy, and sherry flavored with almonds, raisins, and orange peel.
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- noun A
Scandinavian version ofvin chaud ormulled wine ; a hotpunch made ofred wine ,brandy andsherry flavoured withalmonds ,raisins andorange peel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Nordic version, known as glogg, is blended the day before to get the flavours mingling and calls for a floating garnish of raisins and blanched almond slices.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BEPPI CROSARIOL 2010
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Get into the Scandinavian spirit during this fair of Swedish arts and crafts, activities for kids, a raffle and, of course, glogg.
Free & easy Post 2010
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Beginning today with the annual Downtown Holiday Market and through the weekend in Georgetown and at the House of Sweden, you can buy from local artists, listen to live performances and warm up with hot cocoa or, perhaps, the Swedish sipper glogg.
To market, to market Lavanya Ramanathan 2010
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Get into the Scandinavian spirit during this fair that features Swedish arts and crafts, activities for kids, a raffle and, of course, glogg.
Free and easy: A Beatles documentary and ArtFest Alex Baldinger 2010
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Beginning today with the annual Downtown Holiday Market and through the weekend in Georgetown and at the House of Sweden, you can buy from local artists, listen to live performances and warm up with hot cocoa or, perhaps, the Swedish sipper glogg.
To market, to market Lavanya Ramanathan 2010
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Mamacita, the annual Christmas fair continues on Sunday, November 18, from 12: 00 to 6: 00. $1 glogg as you walk in the door, a nice “grocery” on the main crafts-and-rummage level, and a half-dozen varieties of $4-to-$7 open-faced sandwiches in the dining area downstairs.
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Stockholm At the Skansen Christmas Market you'll find Swedish crafts and sample authentic glogg.
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Stockholm: At the Skansen Christmas Market you'll find Swedish crafts and you can sample authentic glogg.
Tip Sheet 2007
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He found Ribbons and Bows downing glogg shots at a hastily organized wake for Gumdrop.
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"Dishgushting," said Jingle's brother Jangle, who'd had a few snorts of glogg himself.
swanyswan commented on the word glogg
a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry, flavored with almonds, raisins and orange peel, originally made in Sweden for serving during the Christmas holiday season. --- mmmm i want me one!
Swany
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October 25, 2007
bilby commented on the word glogg
"It took a long time before she answered. Wherever she was, she wasn't at home; the acoustics were different, fewer surfaces to dampen the sound. She was in bed; he could hear the friction of textiles. There was a man beside her. She had alcohol in her voice, warm alcohol; it must be glogg, so close to Christmas."
- 'The Quiet Girl', Peter Høeg.
March 19, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word glogg
word of 5 letters or less containing 3 g's
March 9, 2011
qms commented on the word glogg
In Sweden they burn the yuletide log;
The little blond kids are greed-agog.
The tree glimmers bright
In the wintry night
While old folk grow dimmer on glogg.
July 24, 2014