Meanings
plural Cape Codders
- Someone from Cape Cod.
- A cocktail made with vodka and cranberry juice.
The Cape Codder initially combined equal parts vodka and cranberry juice softened by sugar and water, but the drink has evolved into a cranberry cocktail, eschewing the sugar and water.
2015, Rob Chirico, Field Guide to Cocktails: How to Identify and Prepare Virtually Every Mixed Drink at the Bar, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBNSynonyms: vodka cran
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cocktail made with vodka and cranberry juice.
Origin
From Cape Cod + -er. The cocktail is named for the area where it began as a bar special.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Cape Codder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Codder
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