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nick & nora

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
nick- & no-ra
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

Nick & Noras (plural) Nick and Nora (alternative)

Questions

What does nick & nora mean?
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.
Where does nick & nora come from?
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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