black velvet

a cocktail made with stout and champagne.

Origin of black velvet

First recorded in 1925–30

In the corners of the long room, black-velvet shadows lurked as the yellow candle flame moved.

The Drunkard |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
We always speak of these black-velvet parts as dowager bits.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
With September comes the nuptial badge, the black-velvet bib.

The Life of the Spider |J. Henri Fabre
The Bee herself is a magnificent insect, with dark-violet wings and a black-velvet dress.

Insect Adventures |J. Henri Fabre

The men with the black-velvet covered shields, all stuck full of "souvenirs," are here, and the men with the little canes.

Back Home |Eugene Wood

black velvet

a mixture of stout and champagne in equal proportions

Australian slang Aboriginal women as sexual partners