English Explanatory Dictionary

Nick & Nora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glass with a long stem and a high-sided bowl with a narrow mouth and a moderate capacity (being taller than a coupe but smaller than a flute), used to serve cocktails.

Word forms

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Etymology

Named by bartender Dale DeGroff (circa 1987) after Nick and Nora Charles, fictional detectives who used similar glasses. The style of glass dates to at least the 1930s.

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