gin
IfIf.
/ɡɪn/
» I'd like a gin and tonic.
Ich hätte gern einen Gin Tonic. — Zaghawa
Джин с тоником, пожалуйста. — o_my_gosh
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1 senses(Appalachia, Northern England, Scotland, Southern US)If.
Examples
39 sentencesI'd like a gin and tonic.
ruДжин с тоником, пожалуйста. — o_my_gosh
deIch hätte gern einen Gin Tonic. — Zaghawa
I want a gin and tonic.
Would you like a gin rickey?
What I want is a gin and tonic.
ruЧего я хочу, так это джина с тоником. — sharptoothed
Tom and Mary played gin rummy last night.
Origin
Cognate to Scots gin (“if”): perhaps from gi(v)en, or a compound in which the first elemenCognate to Scots gin (“if”): perhaps from gi(v)en, or a compound in which the first element is from Old English ġif (English if) and the second is cognate to English an (“if”) (compare iffen), or perhaps from again.
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