Medical Margarita

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”). + Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita and marguerite.

Noun

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medical margarita

  1. A margarita consumed ostensibly for therapeutic relief from acute existential friction &/or the current clown show.
  2. A humorous rationalization for drinking alcohol, used as a satirical parallel to "medical marijuana."