Entry revised for OED Online

bloody, a. and adv.

DRAFT REVISION Apr. 2007

2. a. Special combinations: Bloody Mary, a drink containing vodka and tomato juice.

1939 N.Y. Herald Tribune 2 Dec. 9/2 George Jessel's newest pick-me-up which is receiving attention from the town's paragraphers is called a *Bloody Mary: half tomato juice, half vodka.

1956 Punch 15 Aug. 191/1 Those two..are eating raw steaks and drinking Bloody Marys. 1961 House & Garden Apr. 93/2 Vodka is..mixed with tomato juice ('Bloody Mary').