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swizzle stick en · NOUN

Etymology

1859, from swizzle (“alcoholic drink”, noun).

Meanings

1. A small utensil, often disposable, used to mix or stir drinks, commonly iced tea or cocktails.
   • Ting, ting, ting! Tracey hit her swizzle stick against her glass. 2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 289:
   • And as a neon swizzle stick is stirring up the sultry night air 1975, “Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)”, in Nighthawks at the Diner, performed by Tom Waits:
   • The rum-based mixed drink came with a swizzle stick shaped like a pirate's sword.
   • Churn up the mixture with a swizzle-stick, which can be easily made with the assistance of a short length of cane (the ordinary school-treat brand) a piece of cork, a bit of string, and a pocket knife. 1897, Edward Spencer, Cakes & Ale:

Forms

Deriveds

swizzle

Translations (3)

fr touillette (small utensil used to mix or stir drinks) · pl pałeczka do mieszania koktajli (small utensil used to mix or stir drinks) · bg бъркалка (small utensil used to mix or stir drinks)