a tall fizzy iced drink made with gin, vodka, rum, etc, mixed with fruit juice, soda water, and sugar
Word origin
C20: probably after the proper name Collins
Collins in British English
(ˈkɒlɪnz)
noun
1.
Michael. 1890–1922, Irish republican revolutionary: a leader of Sinn Féin; member of the Irish delegation that negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (1921) that established the Irish Free State
2.
(William) Wilkie. 1824–89, British author, noted particularly for his suspense novel The Moonstone (1868)
3.
William. 1721–59, British poet, noted for his odes; regarded as a precursor of romanticism
Collins in American English1
(ˈkɑlɪnz)
noun
US; [alsoc-]
an iced drink made with gin (Tom Collins), or vodka, rum, whiskey, etc., mixed with soda water, lime or lemon juice, and sugar
Word origin
supposedly after its inventor, a bartender named Tom Collins