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poor man's black velvet

poor man's black velvet noun: a cocktail of stout with cider or perry.

Noun

poor man's black velvet (uncountable)

  1. A cocktail of stout with cider or perry.
    Synonyms:
    black velveteen

Synonyms of poor man's black velvet

Origin of poor man's black velvet

So called because it does not require champagne, a relatively expensive ingredient of a true black velvet cocktail.

Questions about poor man's black velvet

What does poor man's black velvet mean?
Poor man's black velvet means a cocktail of stout with cider or perry.
What part of speech is poor man's black velvet?
Poor man's black velvet is a noun.

Words near poor man's black velvet in the dictionary

  1. poor loser
  2. poor losers
  3. poor man of mutton
  4. poor man's
  5. poor man's asparagus
  6. poor man's black velvet
  7. poor man's butter
  8. poor man's cabbage
  9. poor man's cake
  10. poor man's caviar
  11. poor man's cocaine

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