: a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor
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The classic version features chocolate cookies with marshmallow, but all sorts of flavor variations exist today, from red velvet to eggnog.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The Wicked star said that castmates Mikey Day and Sarah Sherman were supposed to clean up the spilt eggnog.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Find Martha’s boozy eggnog recipe here and her hot chocolate here.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Our slow-cooker twist on classic eggnog can be kept on the warm setting for one hour.
—Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The Wicked star said that castmates Mikey Day and Sarah Sherman were supposed to clean up the spilt eggnog.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Find Martha’s boozy eggnog recipe here and her hot chocolate here.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Our slow-cooker twist on classic eggnog can be kept on the warm setting for one hour.
—Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026
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eggnog
noun
egg·nog
-ˌnäg 
: a drink made of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor
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