A strong, green alcoholic liquor flavored with wormwood and other herbs, popular in the 19th century and associated with bohemian culture.
From French absinthe, which comes from Latin absinthium (wormwood), from Greek apsinthion. The plant wormwood was the principal ingredient, and its bitter taste made it a sought-after digestive liqueur.
Absinthe became so popular in 1880s-1890s Paris that it was called 'the green fairy' and was blamed for causing madness and addiction (possibly because it was often high in alcohol and the wormwood plant contains thujone, a potentially psychoactive compound).
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