Illustration of gimlet
: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
: having a piercing or penetrating quality
: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water
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Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025
The green gimlet, Ramage says, took inspiration from fun items found in the fridge.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2016
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Noun
To be sure, tax cuts and muscular national defense and a gimlet eye on other programs had been components of Republican platforms for generations.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025
The green gimlet, Ramage says, took inspiration from fun items found in the fridge.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Louisa Catherine Adams, John Quincy Adams’s wife, had gimlet eyes, a satirist’s wit, and a sharp pencil.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2016
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“Gimlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimlet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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