Singapore sling

noun

A kind of gin-based cocktail.

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Meanings

nounSingapore sling (plural Singapore slings)

plural Singapore slings

  1. A kind of gin-based cocktail.

    Our glasses, used for Singapore slings, were tall and full.

    1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 138

Origin

From Singapore, as the drink was developed at Singapore's Raffles Hotel + sling.

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APA

Singapore sling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singapore%20sling

MLA

“Singapore sling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singapore%20sling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Singapore sling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singapore%20sling.

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