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Martini vs Highball - What's the difference?

martini | highball |

As nouns the difference between martini and highball

is that martini is (cocktail) while highball is a cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc.

As a verb highball is

to make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

martini

Translingual

Adjective

(head)
  • Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

    • Synonyms

    * martinii ----

    highball

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc.
  • (rail transport) An all clear'' or ''full speed ahead signal.

    • Derived terms

    *highball glass

    Descendants

    * Japanese:

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.
    • If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.
  • (slang, rare, or, erroneous) To move quickly; to hightail.

    • Antonyms

    * (estimate) lowball