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Singapore sling

Singapore sling noun: a kind of gin-based cocktail.

Noun

Singapore sling (plural Singapore slings)

  1. A kind of gin-based cocktail.
    • Our glasses, used for Singapore slings, were tall and full.1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 138

Forms of Singapore sling

pluralSingapore slings

Origin of Singapore sling

From Singapore, as the drink was developed at Singapore's Raffles Hotel + sling.

Questions about Singapore sling

What does Singapore sling mean?
Singapore sling means a kind of gin-based cocktail.
What part of speech is Singapore sling?
Singapore sling is a noun.
What is the plural of Singapore sling?
The plural of Singapore sling is Singapore slings.

Words near Singapore sling in the dictionary

  1. Singapore grip
  2. Singapore holly
  3. Singapore Inc
  4. Singapore Inc.
  5. Singapore noodles
  6. Singapore sling
  7. Singapore slings
  8. Singapore Strait
  9. Singapore-on-Thames
  10. Singapore-on-the-Thames
  11. Singapore-style noodles

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