miami vice

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.

Meanings

miami vice1

nounmiami vice (plural miami vice)

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  1. cookingA 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.

Miami Vice2

nounMiami Vice (plural Miami Vice)
  1. alternativecookingAlternative form of miami vice

Origin

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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Translations

French miami vice
  • miami vicecocktail
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APA

miami vice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miami%20vice

MLA

“miami vice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miami%20vice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miami vice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miami%20vice.

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