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Tom and Jerry

Pronunciation: /tɒməndˈʤɛri/

Definition of Tom and Jerry

noun (plural Tom and Jerries)

US
  • a kind of hot spiced rum cocktail, made with eggs.

Origin:

early 19th century (also as a verb in the sense 'drink and behave riotously'): with allusion to the chief characters in Pierce Egan's Life in London (1821)

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