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Pimm's Cup

Pimm's Cup noun: a fruit cup that is popular in England, specifically a summer long drink made with an English-style (clear and carbonated) lemonade (sometimes substituted with ginger ale or ginger beer), lemon or lime juice, as well as various chopped garnishes, particularly apple, cucumber, orange, lemon, strawberry and mint or borage, and served in a highball glass.

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Noun (1)

Pimm's Cup (plural Pimm's Cups)

  1. A fruit cup that is popular in England, specifically a summer long drink made with an English-style (clear and carbonated) lemonade (sometimes substituted with ginger ale or ginger beer), lemon or lime juice, as well as various chopped garnishes, particularly apple, cucumber, orange, lemon, strawberry and mint or borage, and served in a highball glass.
    • A huge favorite with locals, who swear the Pimm’s Cups are the best in town, it also offers a variety of fresh po’ boys, a hot cheese-drenched ratatouille calzone, spinach-and-artichoke dip, and bruschetta.2001, Michel LaCroix, New Orleans (Edge Guides), Longstreet Press, →ISBN, page 23
    • In the portrait gallery, Pimm’s Cups are served with odd little canapés of smoked venison and bits of quince.2010, Adrienne Martini, Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously, Free Press, →ISBN, page 202
    Synonyms:
    Pimm's

Noun (2) capitalized: Pimm's cup

Pimm's cup (plural Pimm's cups)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Pimm's Cup.
    • “Pimm’s cups are traditionally made with lemonade, lemon soda, and ginger beer. We add Créole Shrubb.”2018, Nell Hampton, Lord of the Pies: A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery, Crooked Lane Books, →ISBN
    • Here we look onto a sea of diamonds, wear sunhats and shorts out to hunt for our shabby sprig of Christmas evergreen—a local shrub called casuarina—and pretend our Pimm’s cups are mulled wine.2020, Aimee Liu, Glorious Boy, Pasadena, Calif.: Red Hen Press, →ISBN

Synonyms of Pimm's Cup

Forms of Pimm's Cup

pluralPimm's Cups
alternative formPimm's cup
pluralPimm's cups

Origin of Pimm's Cup

Named after its creator, James Pimm.

Questions about Pimm's Cup

What does Pimm's Cup mean?
Pimm's Cup means a fruit cup that is popular in England, specifically a summer long drink made with an English-style (clear and carbonated) lemonade (sometimes substituted with ginger ale or ginger beer), lemon or lime juice, as well as various chopped garnishes, particularly apple, cucumber, orange, lemon, strawberry and mint or borage, and served in a highball glass.
What part of speech is Pimm's Cup?
Pimm's Cup is a noun.
What is the plural of Pimm's Cup?
The plural of Pimm's Cup is Pimm's Cups.

Words near Pimm's Cup in the dictionary

  1. pimlicoes
  2. pimlicos
  3. Pimlingai
  4. Pimm
  5. Pimm's
  6. Pimm's Cup
  7. Pimm's Cups
  8. Pimmlet
  9. Pimmlets
  10. Pimms
  11. PIMO

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