Julep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒuːlɛp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Julep is a noun meaning A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol.
Meaning
A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol.
More Meanings
- (historical, medicine) A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.
Example Sentences
Yo, we be making mountains out of Cool Whip / Pass me the mint for the julep
In 1797 the American Museum described the Virginian who upon rising “drinks a julep made of rum, water, and sugar, but very strong.” The mint was added a few years later.
Contraction of the left ventricular orifice, with hypertrophy of the corresponding ventricle; catarrh at the superior part of the right lung. (Julep; digital; aperit. oxymel scillit.)
He wouldnt even let old Wilkie touch it do you remember Gerald but always gathered it himself and made his own julep. He was as crochety about his julep as an old maid, measuring everything by a recipe in his head.
Word Forms
- juleps
- julap
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include julip, shrub, juice, lovage, yaupon, grasshopper.
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