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Gibson

 
Dictionary: Gib·son   (gĭb'sən) pronunciation
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A dry martini garnished with a small pickled onion.

[From the name Gibson.]


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[GIHB-suhn] Named for the famous American "Gibson Girl" illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson, this cocktail is identical to the martini (gin and dry vermouth), differing only in that it is served garnished with a tiny white onion instead of an olive.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
  Synonyms: Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

Meaning #2: United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (born in 1927)
  Synonym: Althea Gibson


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