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swizzle noun [ ˈswɪz(ə)l ]

• a mixed alcoholic drink, especially a frothy one of rum or gin and bitters.
• "a rum swizzle"

swizzle verb

• stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick.
• "he would swizzle it into a froth and pour it out for us"
Origin: early 19th century: of unknown origin.

swizzle noun

• another term for swizz.
Origin: early 20th century: probably an alteration of swindle.


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