cocktail baby
n.— «it was never in my agenda that i would marry a westerner. let alone having a mixed baby. as fate has it, i met one at work, fell in love wth him, married him, and went on to have a cute little junior. this little junior is the so called an eurasian. well actually i prefer to use the label “cocktail baby” as humoroulsy coined by my ex classmate in the norwegian class from russia who happens to love cognac.» —“the best of both worlds” by kapermoen life’s little secrets (Norway) Jan. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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