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Scotchka

UK/skɒtʃkə/US/skɑt͡ʃkə/

Scotchka noun: a cocktail consisting of equal parts Scotch whisky and vodka.

Noun

Scotchka (countable and uncountable, plural Scotchkas)

  1. A cocktail consisting of equal parts Scotch whisky and vodka.
    • In that he samples a chemistry prof's drink, scotch with a vodka undertone, and proposes a new drink entirely: “Scotchka.”1958, Harold Wallace Ross, William Shawn, Tina Brown, David Remnick, Katharine Sergeant Angell White, Rea Irvin, Roger Angell, edited by Elwyn Brooks White, The New Yorker, volume 34, F-R Publishing...
    • Not bad. Kind of scotchy, with a vodka undertone. Why don't you market it? Call it “Scotchka.” Well, I've got a lot of work to do—1958, Norman Krasna, Who was that Lady I Saw You With?: A New Comedy, Random House, page 6

Examples of Scotchka in a sentence

  • What they were drinking was Scotch and vodka, or Scotchka.1959, Gentlemen's Quarterly: GQ., volume 29, Esquire, page 148:
  • Lisa gets Johnny drunk on a peculiar mixture of vodka and whiskey (which Room fans have christened the Scotchka) in order to accuse him of hitting her2018 March 20, Tom Bissell, “Great and Terrible Truths”, in Magic Hours, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 216:
  • Lisa insists, however, and after a few drinks of scotchka (a curious mix of scotch and vodka), Johnny is quite drunk—2022 October 4, Adam M. Rosen, “I'm Tired, I'm Wasted 13”, in You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!: The Year's Work on The Room, the Worst Movie...

Forms of Scotchka

pluralScotchkas

Origin of Scotchka

Blend of Scotch whisky + vodka.

Questions about Scotchka

What does Scotchka mean?
Scotchka means a cocktail consisting of equal parts Scotch whisky and vodka.
How do you use Scotchka in a sentence?
What they were drinking was Scotch and vodka, or Scotchka.
What part of speech is Scotchka?
Scotchka is a noun.
How do you pronounce Scotchka?
Scotchka is pronounced /skɒtʃkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of Scotchka?
The plural of Scotchka is Scotchkas.

Words near Scotchka in the dictionary

  1. Scotchifies
  2. Scotchify
  3. Scotchifying
  4. Scotchiness
  5. scotching
  6. Scotchka
  7. Scotchkas
  8. Scotchman
  9. Scotchmans Lead
  10. Scotchmen
  11. Scotchness

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