Grog

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ɡɹɒɡ/

Definitions

1. A drink made by mixing alcoholic spirits, typically rum, with water and sometimes citrus juice or sugar
2. A beverage commonly composed of diluted distilled spirits, often rum, that may include additional flavors from citrus or sweeteners
3. An alcoholic drink that combines water and rum or other spirits, frequently enhanced with citrus or sugar for flavor

Etymology: Admiral Edward Vernon, a Royal Navy commander, was nicknamed "Old Grog" because he habitually wore a coat made of grogram, a stiff fabric of silk, wool and mohair. In 1740 he ordered that the rum ration of his sailors be watered down, and the sailors took the nickname and applied it to the diluted drink itself. A different theory points to the Mediterranean. Old Catalan "grog" or "groch" meant "yellow", from Latin "crocum" meaning "saffron", and watered-down rum may have been named after the yellowish colour it took on. The sailor's daily rum ration, the "tot", may also connect to the Catalan "tot", meaning "full" or "whole".

Synonyms: rum, liquor, spirits

Antonyms: sober, water