Bronx
(brɒŋks)
[f. the name of Jonas Bronck, a 17th-cent. landowner in New York.]
1. The name of a borough of New York City, used attrib. or absol. of a kind of cocktail.
| 1906 ‘H. McHugh’ Skiddoo! 39 Every time there was a lull in the conversation Charlie Swayne kept yelling for a Bronx cocktail. 1909 Sat. Even. Post 10 Apr. 37/2 The first-night death-watch..could recognize a block away a Bronx, Martini or Manhattan cocktail by its color. 1917 Wyndham Lewis Let. 24 July (1963) 90 Then you would go to the American bar and have a Bronx or two. 1930 H. Craddock Savoy Cocktail Book i. 37 Bronx cocktail. The Juice of 1/4 Orange, 1/4 French Vermouth, 1/4 Italian Vermouth, ½ Dry Gin. |
2. Bronx cheer: a sound of contempt or derision made by blowing through closed lips, usually with the tongue between; = raspberry 4. orig. U.S.
| 1929 Collier's 23 Feb. 10/4 Maxim give him a Bronx cheer. 1932 Wodehouse Hot Water i. 21 She told me..that she was through... No explanations. Just gave me the Bronx Cheer and beat it. 1955 E. Hyams Slaughterhouse Informer 179 That rasping sound variously known as the raspberry or the Bronx cheer. |