Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloody mary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: blood-y -mary
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.

noun

Alternative spelling of bloody mary.

name

Mary I of England.

Derogatory

name

A ghost, witch or demonic spirit said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly.

Example Sentences

"Worse still, the plan for a Spanish marriage, and for setting a Scoto-Spanish queen upon the throne of the Bloody Mary, was now actively prosecuted."
"Under "Bloody Mary's" watch, we read of persecutions, papal spies, plots; above all, her reign has become synonymous with a moral outrage so unpopular as to seal the fate of Catholicism on this island: the burning at the stake of 280 Protestant martyrs."

Usage

Derogatory

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

bloody marys (plural) bloody maries (plural) the Bloody Mary (canonical)

Derived Forms

bloody

Phrases

Virgin Mary Verde Mary

Synonyms

bloody bucket of blood

Questions

What does bloody mary mean?: A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.

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