Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miami vice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
mi-ami vice
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cocktail that is a hybrid of a strawberry daiquiri and a pina colada, where these two cocktails are layered on atop the other to form the hybrid.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

miami vice cocktail (alternative)

Phrases

blue miami vice

Questions

What does miami vice mean?
A cocktail that is a hybrid of a strawberry daiquiri and a pina colada, where these two cocktails are layered on atop the other to form the hybrid.
Where does miami vice come from?
Miami + vice. Named after the U.S. 1980s TV detective cop show Miami Vice, a TV show about the narcotics vice squad in Miami, Florida, USA; described as "MTV Cops" thematically.

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