I am a creamy winter holiday drink, but my name begins with an unhatched breakfast item and ends with the word 'gong' spelled backward. What am I?
Eggnog
'Eggnog' combines 'egg' (unhatched breakfast) and 'nog' ('gong' spelled backward).
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