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Bloody Mary

 
noun
1.
a mixed drink made principally with vodka and tomato juice.
2.
Mary I.
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Mary I

 
noun
(“Bloody Mary”), 1516–58, queen of England 1553–58 (wife of Philip II of Spain; daughter of Henry VIII).
Also called Mary Tudor.
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Bloody Mary
 
—n
a drink consisting of tomato juice and vodka

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Bloody Mary
the drink, is from 1956, named for Mary Tudor, queen of England 1553-58, who earned her epithet for vigorous prosecution of Protestants. The drink earned its, apparently, simply for being red from tomato juice.
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