short for cosmopolitan; a cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, and lime, or a sophisticated person familiar with many cultures.
Shortened from 'cosmopolitan,' which comes from Greek 'kosmos' (world) and 'polis' (city). The drink became iconic in the 1990s-2000s through popular culture.
The cosmopolitan cocktail perfectly represents how modern media creates culture—it became an icon through a TV show despite having no deep history, proving that what becomes 'traditional' is often just what got popular recently.
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