milk punch

noun

: a mixed drink of alcoholic liquor, milk, and sugar

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To drink, there will be natural wines and a small cocktail menu with drinks like a mango sticky rice milk punch. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026 Bar manager Edson Sanchez Calderon shared one of ARCA’s takes on the margarita, which uses a milk punch method the clarify the cocktail. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Think of milk punch as its Southern cousin. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025 Try the Loyal Oils strawberry lemonade in Colorado Vice, a creamy, tangy, tropical THC-alternative to a boozy milk punch. Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milk punch

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk punch was in 1702

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“Milk punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20punch. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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