toddy

noun

tod·​dy ˈtä-dē How to pronounce toddy (audio)
plural toddies
1
: a usually hot drink consisting of liquor (such as rum), water, sugar, and spices
2
: the fresh or fermented sap of various chiefly Asian palms

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Need to respond to a text or take a sip of your hot toddy? Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025 The bar opens early at 3pm for $9 hot toddies, Irish coffees and spiked cocoa. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 Johnnie Walker x Perfect Moment Blue Label Ice Chalet Whisky and Tote Brand investor Priyanka Chopra fronted the collab, ideal for hot toddies on the go. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 While no one’s going to stop you from drinking a strawberry daiquiri in January or a hot toddy in July, seasonality is an important consideration—for mocktails as well as cocktails, according to Reiner. Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toddy

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu tāṛī juice of the palmyra palm, from tāṛ palmyra palm, from Sanskrit tāla

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of toddy was in 1609

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“Toddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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