From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMolotov cocktailMol‧o‧tov cock‧tail /ˌmɒlətɒf ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˌmɑːlətɒːf ˈkɑːk-, ˌmɒːl-/ noun [countable] SCBa simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and a lighted cloth SYN petrol bomb British EnglishOrigin Molotov cocktail (1900-2000) Vyacheslav M. Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician