swizzle1
/ˈswɪz(ə)l
/noun
A mixed alcoholic drink, especially a frothy one of rum or gin and bitters: a rum swizzle...
- The concierge thrust a rum swizzle at me as the calypso band struck up a bright number.
- They are giddy with jetlag and an unspecified number of rum swizzles (an evening ritual) from the Yankee Clipper.
verb [with object]
Stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick: he would swizzle it into a froth and pour it out for us...
- Pour on the vodka, the raspberry liqueur, then the juice, then the soda. Swizzle it all with a swizzle stick and you're good to go.
Origin
Early 19th century: of unknown origin.
swindler from late 18th century:
This is from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’: this comes from German schwindeln meaning both ‘be giddy’ and ‘tell lies’. The early 20th-century word swizzle is probably an alteration of swindle.
Rhymes
swizzle2
/ˈswɪz(ə)l/noun British informal
Another term for swizz.To me this seemed a bit of a swizzle.
Origin
Early 20th century: probably an alteration of swindle.