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Japanese
Etymology
From English highball.
Pronunciation
Noun
ハイボール • (haibōru)
- a highball (cocktail of spirits and soda)
2018, Ukatsu, Nomi joshi, dai 42-hai me [Drinking girl, cup 42], page 32:
- いつもはもったいなくてストレートで飲んじゃうちょっといいウイスキー せっかくだし今日はハイボールにしちゃお
- Itsumo wa mottainakute sutorēto de non-jau chotto ii uisukī Sekkaku da shi kyō wa haibōru ni shi-chao
- This rather good whiskey is usually drunk straight, not to ruin it. Today, specially, let’s do a highball
Derived terms
- チューハイ (chūhai, “shochū highball”)