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bloody mary

bloody mary noun: a cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.

bloody mary: a cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as...
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Noun (1)

bloody mary (plural bloody marys or bloody maries)

  1. A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.

Noun (2) capitalized: Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary (plural Bloody Marys or Bloody Maries)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of bloody mary.

Proper noun capitalized: Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary or the Bloody Mary

  1. (derogatory) Mary I of England.
    • Worse still, the plan for a Spanish marriage, and for setting a Scoto-Spanish queen upon the throne of the Bloody Mary, was now actively prosecuted.1896 May, A[lexander] Taylor Innes, “The Public Life: The Conflict with Queen Mary”, in John Knox (Famous Scots Series; 4), Edinburgh; London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, →OCLC, page 131
    • Under "Bloody Mary's" watch, we read of persecutions, papal spies, plots; above all, her reign has become synonymous with a moral outrage so unpopular as to seal the fate of Catholicism on this island: the burning at the stake of 280 Protestant martyrs.2009 June 21, Cristina Odone, “Finding the good in Bloody Mary”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2026-00-00
  2. A ghost, witch or demonic spirit said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly.

bloody mary meaning in Marathi, Persian and Thai

bloody mary in Marathi

cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice
ब्लडी मॅरी blaḍī mĕrī

bloody mary in Persian

cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice
بلودی ماری bludi mâri

bloody mary in Thai

cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice
บลัดดีแมรี blát-dîi-mɛɛ-rîi

Synonyms of bloody mary

Forms of bloody mary

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alternative formBloody Mary
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Words formed from bloody mary

Questions about bloody mary

What does bloody mary mean?
Bloody mary means a cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.
What is bloody mary in Marathi?
Bloody mary in Marathi is ब्लडी मॅरी (blaḍī mĕrī). See Bloody mary meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is bloody mary?
Bloody mary can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bloody mary?
The plural of bloody mary is bloody marys.

Words near bloody mary in the dictionary

  1. Bloody Halfway
  2. bloody heck
  3. bloody hell
  4. Bloody Kansas
  5. bloody maries
  6. bloody mary
  7. bloody marys
  8. bloody milk cap
  9. bloody Nora
  10. bloody Norah
  11. bloody nose

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