Reverse Dictionary: ALCOHOL

ADJECTIVES
1420 — SMALL of low alcoholic strength: said of ale, wine, etc. 
1500 — TIPPLING selling alcohol by retail → obs.
1529 — NAPPIE → NAPPY of alcohol, chiefly ale: having a head, foaming; strong 
1577 — SMALLY weak, thin; said of liquor → obs.
1599 — HUFF-CAP of liquor: that goes to the head, heady, strong → obs.
1609 — SPRIGHTY containing alcohol, spirituous → obs.
1622 — SPRIGHTFUL containing alcohol → obs.
1654 — RACY → RAZY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality 
1680 — HOT-HEADED under the influence of alcohol → obs.
..L17 — HUMMING of alcohol: strong → colloq. arch.
1733 — CHEER-UPPING of an alcoholic drink: reviving; comforting → obs.
1742 — VALID of malt liquor: unduly thick → obs.
1743 — SILKY of alcohol: having a soft delicate taste 
1743 — SMOOTH soft or pleasing to the taste; free from sharpness or acidity; said of liquor 
..19C — MAD excited by alcohol → Eng. dial.
..E19 — SLY of alcohol: illicit → sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
1808 — RAMSH of alcohol: strong, fiery → Sc.
1827 — MIGHTY of alcohol: strong, potent, intoxicating → Sc.
1847 — BARE of alcohol, coffee, or tea: undiluted → Amer. dial.
1847 — BAREFOOT of alcohol, coffee, or tea: undiluted → Amer. dial.
1847 — BAREFOOTED of alcohol, coffee, or tea: undiluted → Amer. dial.
1847 — BONE-DRY absolutely without alcohol → US
1847 — MEAN of alcohol: inciting combativeness; harmful in effect; poor in quality → Amer. dial.
1848 — SUPERNACULAR of alcohol: of first-rate quality, very good, excellent 
.M19 — BIBULOUS given to drinking alcoholic liquors 
1870 — WET permitting or advocating the sale of liquor → sl.
..E20 — BAPTIZED pert. to adulterated liquor → US sl.
1900 — AS DEAD AS DITCHWATER of alcohol: flat, stale → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1942 — HUNG OVER suffering from the after-effects of having drunk too much alcohol → US
1946 — ON THE ROCKS of alcohol: served with ice → colloq.
1955 — BAD of alcohol: strong, potent → Amer. sl.
1990 — HIGH OCTANE of alcohol: highly intoxicating → sl.
1999 — WEAK AS CATS’ PISS of an alcoholic drink: very weak → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS
1300 — BARREL alcohol, intoxicating liquor; the contents of a barrel 
1300 — SICER alcohol, intoxicating liquor, strong drink → obs.
1325 — BOOZE alcohol 
1453 — BEVER alcohol for drinking → obs.
1548 — SWIG alcohol, drink 
.M16 — BENE BOUSE → BENE BOWSE alcohol; literally, good liquor → sl.
1567 — BOUSE → BOWSE alcohol, liquor → colloq.
1575 — NIPPITATE good ale or other alcohol → obs.
1581 — TIPPLE alcohol; a person’s habitual alcoholic drink 
1599 — THE STAGGERS a faltering and unsteady physical state, esp. from liquor or narcotics intoxication
..L16 — ROT-GUT inferior alcohol; weak beer; strong homebrewed liquor → colloq.
..17C — LAG → LAGE weak alcohol, liquor or wine → sl.
1600 — MALT PIE alcohol, liquor → obs., jocular usage
1602 — SWILL alcohol, esp. when drunk to excess; a draught or swig of liquor 
1611 — BALDERDASH a jumbled mixture of alcohol, as milk and beer, beer and wine, brandy and mineral waters → obs.
1616 — THE CREATURE alcohol, esp. whisky 
1635 — TIFF alcohol, liquor, esp. poor or weak liquor → colloq.
1639 — KILL-DEVIL strong alcohol, esp. whisky 
1639 — TICKLE-BRAIN potent alcohol, a strong drink → obs.
1640 — BACCHUS alcohol, wine, intoxicating liquor → obs.
1653 — TIPPLAGE alcohol, intoxicating drink generally, tipple → obs.
1671 — BUB alcohol, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor → cant obs.
1680 — FUDDLE drink, liquor, booze, a drink of alcohol → Brit. sl., obs.
1693 — SMACK a small quantity of alcohol; a mouthful 
..L17 — CUP OF COMFORT alcohol, strong liquor → sl.
..L17 — CUP OF THE CREATURE alcohol, strong liquor → sl.
..L17 — DROP a small portion or quantity of alcoholic drink → colloq.
..L17 — KNOCK-DOWN strong alcohol → sl.
..L17 — LUSHO alcohol, esp. beer → sl.
..L17 — WET STUFF alcohol → sl.
..18C — BUDGE alcohol, liquor → sl.
..E18 — DIDDLE alcoholic drink, esp. gin → sl.
..E18 — KILL-GRIEF any strong alcoholic drink → Brit. sl.
1700 — RAG-WATER alcohol, any inferior spirits → cant obs.
1700 — RUM-BUB alcohol, very good intoxicating liquor → cant  obs.
1700 — TIP alcohol, intoxicating liquor; a draught of liquor → sl. obs.
1704 — GUZZLE alcohol, liquor 
1712 — LACE a ‘dash’ of spirits mixed with some beverage, esp. coffee 
1714 — BACCHUS OIL alcohol, spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc. → Sc.
1718 — MALT malt liquor → colloq.
1721 — JANGO alcohol, liquor → sl. obs.
1725 — A TUB OF GOOD TIP a cask of strong drink → cant obs.
1725 — TAPE alcohol, spirituous liquor → sl.
1726 — SCOUR a large hearty drink, esp. of liquor → Sc.
1738 — WHIP-BELLY weak, inferior liquor, esp. beer → UK sl.
1743 — NAPPIE → NAPPY alcohol, liquor; ale 
1748 — THE RIGHT STUFF alcoholic drink; something that is just what is required; money → sl.
.M18 — ROSIN alcoholic drink → sl.
1781 — LIGHTNING any strong, often low-quality alcoholic spirit → sl., chiefly US
1782 — MOONSHINE privately and illegally distilled alcohol → UK
1785 — MALT-BREE any alcohol, made with malt → Sc.
1786 — SPUNKIE alcohol, whisky or other spirituous drink → Sc.
1787 — STRUNT alcohol, liquor → Sc.
1788 — SKINFUL as much alcohol as one can drink → sl.
1789 — ANTIFOGMATIC → ANTIFOGMATICK any alcoholic drink taken, usually in the morning, supposedly to counteract the bad effects of fog or dampness → Amer. dial.
1789 — FLASH OF LIGHTNING alcohol, a glass of gin; a dram of neat spirit → sl.
1790 — LUSH alcohol, esp. beer → sl.
1790 — SAWNEY alcohol, liquor → Eng. dial.
1790 — TIPSIE alcohol, liquor → Sc. obs.
1796 — NECESSITY bad, illicit alcohol 
..L18 — INDIAN LIQUOR the lowest-quality spirits → US sl.
..L18 — QUEER LAP bad alcohol → UK criminals’ sl.
..19C — CORN-JUICE alcoholic liquor brewed from corn; any alcoholic liquor → US sl.
..19C — FAMILY DISTURBANCE any strong alcoholic drink → US sl.
..19C — HARD STUFF hard alcohol or liquor → Brit. & US sl.
..19C — HOCUS drugged liquor → sl.
..19C — JAG a load of alcohol; a stomach full of liquor → colloq.
..19C — ROT inferior alcohol → sl. colloq.
..19C — STRONG WATERS alcoholic spirits → colloq.
..19C — TENT a small quantity of alcohol → Ireland & Eng. dial.
..E19 — APPLE-JACK any alcoholic liquor → US sl.
..E19 — CHOKE-DOG a strong variety of home-distilled alcohol; a wretched substance which would choke a dog → US sl.
..E19 — GRUMBLER fourpennyworth of grog → sl.
..E19 — KNOCK-ME-DOWN any extremely strong alcohol → Brit.
..E19 — O-BE-JOYFUL alcoholic beverages, rum in particular → Brit. & US sl.
1801 — BLASHMENT any weak alcohol → Eng. dial.
1804 — GROG alcohol; often applied specifically to beer → sl.
1804 — THE LANDLORD’S BOTTLE a bottle of liquor circulated by the host after the first supply for the guests at a party has been exhausted → Sc. obs.
1805 — POISON alcohol, liquor, esp. cheap whisky → Amer. sl.
1815 — LIQUID FIRE strong alcohol, esp. whisky → sl.
1815 — OH-BE-CHEERFUL alcohol in general; brandy; whisky; rum → sl.
1815 — OH-BE-JOYFUL hard alcohol or liquor → Amer. dial.
1815 — OLD BEJOYFUL alcohol in general; brandy; whisky; rum → sl.
1818 — AQUEDENT any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1818 — GATTER alcohol, liquor; generally; beer → sl.
1819 — RED-EYE low-quality alcohol; cheap whisky → Amer. dial.
1823 — BLACK BETTY alcohol, liquor; a bottle of liquor passed among the guests at a wedding → Amer. dial.
1823 — HOT STUFF strong or intoxicating alcoholic liquor, esp. whisky or rum → colloq, orig. US
1824 — JABBLICK weak, watery spirituous liquors → Sc.
1824 — SKINK alcohol, liquor; used contemptuously → Sc.
1825 — AQUADIENTE → AQUADINTE any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1825 — NIPPERKIN a small measure of alcohol → Sc.
1825 — SLY GROG alcoholic drink sold by an unlicensed vendor → Aust. sl.
1826 — FIREWATER alcohol; any strong spirit → sl., orig. attributed to North American Indians
1826 — LIQUID COURAGE alcohol, esp. spirits, regarded as a means of increasing one’s confidence or reducing one’s inhibitions → colloq.
1828 — JUICE alcohol → sl., chiefly US
1830 — APPODELL-DOCK → OPADILLDOCK → OPEDILDOC → OPODELDOC → OPYDILDOCK alcohol; any medicine → Amer. dial.
1830 — FID a drink; a measure of alcohol → Amer. dial.
1833 — HOOKER a drink of alcohol, esp. if copious → sl.
1834 — AGUADIENTE → AGUADINTE any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1836 — SUCTION alcohol, booze → sl.
1837 — POCULATION drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor 
1839 — HARDWARE hard alcohol or liquor → Amer. dial.
1843 — CHAINED LIGHTNING → CHAIN LIGHTNING strong, usually inferior, alcohol → Amer. dial.
1844 — ALCHY → ALKY alcohol; often applied specifically to illicit liquor or to whisky → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1844 — NIPPER a small quantity of alcohol → Sc.
1846 — BLACKBETTS alcohol, liquor; a bottle of liquor passed among the guests at a wedding → Amer. dial.
1849 — ARDENT alcohol, whisky; liquor → sl.
1849 — PONY a small glass or measure of alcohol → sl.
.M19 — ALKI → ALKIE alcoholic beverages; any kind of alcohol → US sl.
.M19 — ALL KEYHOLE alcohol; a drink → sl.
.M19 — DAFFIES → DAFFY a small measure, usually of spirits → sl.
.M19 — HAIR-CURLER alcohol → US sl.
.M19 — HELL-BROTH bad alcohol; whisky → sl.
.M19 — SAMSHOO a fiery liquor, distilled from rice and sorghum → Anglo-Chinese
.M19 — SHANT a drink, esp. an alcoholic one → sl.
.M19 — TANGLEFOOT any alcoholic drink → colloq.
.M19 — TITLEY alcohol; intoxicating beverages → Brit. sl.
1850 — AWERDENTY any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1850 — MONKEY a barrel or flask for alcohol → obs.
1851 — JIGGER-STUFF illicitly distilled spirits → sl.
1851 — RED-EYE WHISKY low-quality alcohol; cheap whisky → Amer. dial.
1855 — TIMOTHY  ‘a brew or jorum of liquor’ → Sc. sl.
1856 — IRRIGATION the provision or consumption of alcoholic beverages → Amer. dial.
1858 — TAOS LIGHTNING cheap alcohol; whisky → Amer. dial.
1859 — AGUR-FORTY alcohol, any very strong drink → Amer. dial.
1859 — TIDDLEY → TIDDLY alcohol → sl.
1859 — UPRIGHTS liquor measures → US criminals’ sl. obs.
1860 — CLEAR CRYSTAL white spirits, esp. gin; loosely, brandy and rum → sl.
1860 — GROWN-MAN’S DOSE alcohol, a very large drink; much liquor → colloq.
1860 — NECK-OIL alcohol; often applied specifically to beer → jocular usage
1861 — SNOOTFUL → SNOOT FULL enough alcohol to make you drunk → Amer. sl.
1862 — LACING a small quantity of spirits mingled with some beverage 
1862 — LIQUID DEATH cheap, powerful alcohol → US jocular usage
1862 — PEASER a strong bumper of liquor → Sc.
1863 — BUG JUICE strong alcohol, esp. whisky, usually of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1865 — POPSKULL alcohol, liquor; illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1865 — SNAKE MEDICINE alcohol, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → Amer. dial.
1866 — BALL a glass of whisky or other liquor → US sl.
1867 — BLOCKADE illicit alcohol; moonshine; whisky → Amer. dial.
1867 — CUDDLE-ME-BUFF an intoxicating liquor → Eng. dial.
1867 — FOGRAM alcohol; wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor → nautical sl.
1869 — EARTHQUAKE intoxicating liquor → Amer. sl.
1871 — WHITE LIQUOR any colourless alcohol or whisky; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → Amer. dial.
1873 — TIMBER-DOODLE spirituous liquor → sl.
1875 — BAD EYE strong, vile liquor → US sl.
1879 — TIGER’S MILK strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1880 — CAULK a drop of liquor → Eng. dial.
1880 — NAKED TRUTH pure spirits; whisky neat → Sc.
1880 — NOSE PAINT any alcoholic drink (from its effect on the colour of a serious drinker’s nose) → UK sl.
1880 — SCOOP a draught of alcohol → Sc.
1880 — TASTE a small quantity of alcoholic drink, a dram → Sc.
1881 — COFFIN VARNISH alcohol, liquor, esp. cheap whisky → US sl.
1881 — LIQUID CRIME cheap, powerful alcohol → US jocular usage
1881 — WILDCAT illicit alcohol → Amer. dial.
1882 — MACOOLA → MAHKOOLAH → MAKOOLA home-brewed beer or alcohol → Amer. dial.
1883 — GROUNDHOG LIQUOR homemade alcohol or moonshine → Amer. dial.
1883 — GROUNDHOG WHISKY homemade alcohol or moonshine → Amer. dial.
1888 — JIG WATER an alcoholic beverage, esp. of bad quality → Amer. dial.
1888 — WET GROCERIES spirituous liquors → Amer.
1889 — BUG POISON strong alcohol; whisky, usually of inferior quality; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
1889 — SNAKE-POISON strong alcohol; whisky, usually of inferior quality; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
1890 — BLUE BLAZES spirituous liquors in general, gin in particular → sl.
1890 — SHERBET-CAN a container for alcohol → UK sl.
1890 — SNAKE-JUICE inferior alcohol; bad whisky; alcohol as potent as snake’s venom → Aust. sl.
1890 — STRINGY-BARK bad alcohol; a combination of fusil oil and turpentine, labelled ‘whisky’ → Aust. sl.
1891 — BOTTLED EARTHQUAKE intoxicating liquor → Amer. sl.
1891 — VANITY one’s favourite alcohol → sl.
1892 — FIXINGS strong alcohol → Aust. bush sl. (Bk.)
1895 — RABBIT alcohol; a bottle of beer → Aust. sl.
1896 — STAGGER JUICE alcohol → jocular usage, orig. Aust.
1897 — BLOOD MEDICINE alcohol, liquor → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1897 — HOOCH → HOOTCH poor-quality alcohol; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1897 — JIG JUICE an alcoholic beverage, esp. of bad quality → Amer. dial.
1897 — OIL OF DISTURBANCE alcohol, liquor → Amer. sl.
1897 — SHYPOO cheap or inferior alcohol → Aust. & NZ sl.
1898 — BLASH-CANTER weak alcohol or liquor → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — SNAKE WATER inferior alcohol; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
..L19 — BEVVY → BEVY a drink, esp. of beer or other alcoholic liquor → sl.
..L19 — DISTURBANCE alcohol → US sl.
..L19 — PODDY a bottle of alcohol → Aust. sl.
..L19 — RAZORS inferior alcohol → army sl.
..L19 — TANGLE alcoholic liquor → Aust. sl.
..L19 — UPSTAIRS the best brands of spirits → sl.
..L19 — WALLOP alcohol in general; beer → sl., orig. Aust.
..20C — AL K. HALL a jocular nickname for liquor based on ‘alcohol’ → US sl.
..20C — BEER GOGGLES perception influenced by the consumption of alcohol 
..20C — CANEBUCK strong, intoxicating liquor → Amer. dial.
..20C — CRAZY WATER alcoholic beverages → US sl.
..20C — EYEWASH alcohol; a drink of alcohol → US sl.
..20C — GARGLE alcohol; a drink of alcohol → US sl.
..20C — GAS alcohol; a drink of alcohol → US sl.
..20C — HALL alcohol; a drink of alcohol → US sl.
..20C — JOLT a stiff drink of spirits, esp. brandy, whisky, or bourbon → sl.
..20C — KICK a thrill from alcohol → sl.
..20C — METH denatured alcohol; methyl alcohol → criminal & streets’ sl.
..20C — MUD AND OOZE alcohol → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘booze’
..20C — NAFTIE alcohol which ‘lights one up’ → Sc.
..20C — O’DONNELL’S GALLON a full glass or tankard of alcohol → Irish sl.
..20C — PEEVE alcoholic liquor → market-traders’ sl.
..20C — PIG SWEAT any inferior alcoholic beverage → US sl.
..20C — SILO DRIPPINGS real or imaginary alcohol obtained by tapping the base of a silo containing fermenting corn → US colloq.
..20C — TINT a measure of liquor → Irish sl.
..20C — WHITE gin or any alcoholic beverage → US sl.
..20C — WHITEWASH alcohol; a drink of alcohol → US sl.
..20C — WHOOPEE-WATER alcohol, liquor → US sl.
..E20 — AL COHOL alcohol; alcohol personified → US sl.
..E20 — ALKI HALL alcohol → US sl.
..E20 — CHOC alcohol → US sl.
..E20 — DIDO alcohol, liquor; gin → US sl.
..E20 — EMBALMING FLUID any alcoholic liquor → US sl.
..E20 — THE DEMON RUM alcohol or liquor, esp. rum → US sl.
..E20 — WHITE COFFEE illicit alcohol; any colourless whisky or alcohol → US criminals’ sl.
..E20 — WHITE MULE powerful homemade liquor with a kick like a mule → US sl.
..E20 — WITCH-PISS inferior alcohol; weak beer → Brit. sl.
1900 — CELLAR CORDIAL alcohol → Aust. sl.
1900 — GOODY spirituous liquor; alcohol → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — SIMON → SIMON PURE poteen → sl.
1900 — SPIKE a shot of alcohol → US sl.
1901 — SHICKER → SHIKER → SHIKKER alcohol → Aust. & NZ sl.
1902 — NAVY-SHERRY man-of-war grog → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1902 — SCREECH homemade liquor; rot-gut whisky; cheap, inferior liquor; fortified wine → US sl.
1903 — OYSTERS illicitly distilled liquor → Amer. sl.
1904 — JANGLE-FOOT WINE any strong, intoxicating liquor → Eng. dial.
1904 — SLOPS weak, inferior liquor, esp. beer → Aust. & US sl.
1904 — WHITE LIGHTNING any colourless alcohol → Amer. dial.
1907 — SHICK alcohol → Aust. & NZ sl.
1907 — SNAKE KILLER inferior alcohol; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
1908 — LAUGHING SOUP any alcohol → Amer. jocular usage
1908 — SKIMISH alcohol → sl.
1910 — CANNED HEAT a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes but drunk by down-and-out alcoholics who can afford nothing better → sl.
1910 — KEGGING buying alcohol legally, and then taking it to a teetotal or ‘dry’ area of the country for consumption → NZ sl.
1910 — SILO alcohol made of fermented vegetables → US sl.
1911 — BEND a draught of alcohol → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLYBE a large quantity of alcohol → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BREE alcohol, liquor; whisky, ale, etc. → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 — BOOZEFUDDLE alcohol, liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — JORUM a jug of alcohol → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — LONG-NECKER a bottle of hard alcohol → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — OH-BE-RICH-AN’-HAPPY hard alcohol or liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — RED LIQUOR low grades of spirituous liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — RUM generic name for all kinds of alcohol → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — SPLIT half alcohol and half water → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — WHITE HORSE diluted alcohol used as a beverage → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — WHITE MULE diluted alcohol used as a beverage → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 — HALFMAN a half bottle of whisky or spirits → Sc.
1914 — MICKEY a hip flask for alcohol → colloq., chiefly Can.
1914 — WHITELINE any colourless alcohol or whisky → Amer. sl.
1916 — GUT-ROT poor-quality alcohol; inferior liquor → sl.
1917 — OIL an alcoholic beverage, esp. whisky → Amer. sl.
1919 — DYNAMITE powerful alcohol → US sl.
1919 — OIL OF JOY alcohol, liquor; strong drink → Amer. sl.
1919 — TASTE alcohol in general; a drink of liquor → US sl.
1920 — G → GEE a gallon of alcohol → US tramps’ sl.
1920 — JOLLOP strong alcohol or a measure of liquor → sl.
1920 — JOLT the effects of alcohol; a kick → US sl.
1920 — LIQUID HORSESHOES alcohol, liquor, esp. whisky, with an exceptional kick → US sl.
1920 — SALT WATER alcohol → African-American sl.
1920 — STUFF liquor, esp. boot-leg liquor → US prohibition usage
1921 — JACKASS → JACKASS BRANDY homemade, illegal, or poor quality liquor → Amer. dial.
1923 — PUSSYFOOTISM opposition to or prohibition of the consumption of alcohol 
1925 — PISS alcoholic drink; esp. drink which is regarded as weak or unpalatable alcohol → sl.
1926 — DEHORN bootleg alcohol; any kind of liquor → Amer. dial.
1926 — GIGGLE-WATER alcohol; often applied specifically to champagne → jocular usage, orig. US
1926 — SMOKE denatured alcohol used as a beverage; any inferior alcoholic beverage → Amer. dial.
1927 — PLONK alcohol of any kind; cheap wine of an inferior quality → colloq., orig. Aust.
1927 — STING alcohol → Aust. sl.
1928 — MOON illicitly distilled alcohol; whisky; moonshine → US sl.
1928 — TIGER MILK strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1929 — MONKEY-SWILL strong or inferior alcohol; moonshine → Amer. sl.
1929 — PACKENHAM → PACKINGHAM cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1929 — PANTHER JUICE alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → sl.
1929 — PANTHER PISS → PANTHER’S PISS alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → sl.
1929 — PANTHER SWEAT alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → sl.
1929 — RAT-TRACK WHISKEY strong or inferior alcohol; moonshine → Amer. sl.
1929 — TAM MCLELLAND a jocular name for spirits (from the firm of McLelland, formerly distillers at Wigtown) → Sc.
1929 — THIRD-RAIL → THIRD RAIL LIQUOR cheap, potent alcohol → Amer. dial.
1930 — BATHTUB HOOCH illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era → US sl.
1930 — BATHTUB SLOP illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era → US sl.
1930 — BELLY GREASE hard alcohol or liquor → US sl.
1930 — MAIN KICK alcohol → African-American sl.
1930 — MAN a pint bottle of liquor → African-American sl.
1930 — SNAKEBITE inferior alcohol; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
1930 — WHO-SHOT-JOHN intoxicating liquor, esp. illegally made → Amer. dial.
1930 — WYOMING KETCHUP alcohol → US sl.
1931 — RIVER OOZE → RIVER OUSE alcohol → rhyming sl. for ‘booze’
1932 — GAGE alcohol, esp. whisky → US criminals’ sl.
1932 — GUTBUCKET inferior alcohol → African-American sl.
1932 — PANTHER strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin → Amer. dial.
1932 — PANTHER MILK strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin → Amer. dial.
1932 — PANTHER PURGE strong home-brewed or cheap liquor, usually gin → Amer. dial.
1932 — TIGER SWEAT strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1933 — HOOPENSOCKER alcohol; a large or strong drink → Amer. dial.
1933 — LAUGHING WATER any alcohol → Amer. jocular usage
1933 — LUNATIC SOUP alcoholic drink; poor quality drink  → Aust. & NZ sl.
1933 — PAINKILLER intoxicating liquor → US sl. 
1934 — WHITE STUFF alcohol, esp. illegal whisky → US sl. (Bk.)
1935 — COON DICK strong homemade alcohol → Amer. dial.
1937 — WILD MARE’S MILK distilled liquor, whisky → Amer. dial.
1939 — GIGGLE-JUICE alcohol; often applied specifically to champagne → jocular usage, orig. US
1939 — STRONGERS alcoholic drinks; intoxicating liquor → sl.
1940 — A-BOMB JUICE inferior or strong alcohol → US sl.
1940 — AFRICA SPEAKS strong alcohol imported from South Africa → Aust. & NZ sl.
1940 — ANGEL LIQUOR a variant of ‘angelica,’ a type of sweet, fortified wine → African-American sl.
1940 — APE OIL alcohol → US sl.
1940 — CORN COFFEE alcohol → US sl.
1940 — EYEWATER alcohol, liquor, esp. illegal whisky → Amer. dial.
1940 — FACE-PLASTER an alcoholic drink → Aust. sl.
1940 — GLUE alcohol → US sl.
1940 — GOOF alcohol → US sl.
1940 — GUT-BRACER a strong or bracing alcoholic drink → US sl.
1940 — GUT-BURNER a strong or bracing alcoholic drink → US sl.
1940 — GUT-HEATER strong or bracing drink of alcohol; a slug of whisky → Amer. sl.
1940 — LIVE WATER alcohol, liquor → Amer. dial.
1940 — NANNY-GOAT SWEAT rough or inferior alcohol → US sl.
1940 — PANTHER-WATER strong or inferior alcohol; moonshine → Amer. sl.
1940 — QUEEN’S TEARS alcohol, usually gin → S. Afr. sl.
1940 — SAUCE intoxicating liquor → sl., orig. US
1940 — SCAG → SKAG bad alcohol → sl.
1940 — TORP JUICE → TORPEDO JUICE alcohol made from whatever ingredients were available; improvised alcoholic military drink → World War II US armed forces sl.
1941 — ARGADENT any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1941 — SHELL SHOCK a mixed alcoholic drink, usually very potent, as port and stout → Aust. & NZ sl.
1941 — STEAM alcohol → Aust. sl.
1942 — CHARGED WATER weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — DISHWATER weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — GURGLE alcohol, liquor; a gulp or swallow of liquor → Amer. dial.
1942 — HOGWASH weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — JUNGLE JUICE any form of strong, home-distilled liquor, often made of jungle-grown fruits and plants, herbs, etc., by soldiers with no ‘regular’ drinks → sl., orig. Aust.
1942 — LIFT a strong stimulant effect from alcohol → Amer. sl.
1942 — LIGHTNING LIQUOR cheap alcohol; whisky → Amer. dial.
1942 — PANTHER-PIZEN strong or inferior alcohol; moonshine → Amer. sl.
1942 — SHEEP DIP inferior alcohol; bad whisky → Amer. sl.
1942 — SLIPSLAP weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SLIPSLOP weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SLOP weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SLOP-DASH weak, inferior alcohol → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SNAKE MEDICINE any strong alcoholic drink; whisky → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1944 — GUT-WARMER a strong or bracing drink of alcohol; whisky → Amer. sl.
1945 — A-BOMB an alcoholic mixed drink → Amer. sl.
1945 — ATOMIC COCKTAIL a strong alcoholic cocktail, esp. one which is given a theme relating to nuclear weapons or energy  colloq.
1945 — SOLDIER a bottle of alcohol; a can of beer → US sl.
1945 — TORP any strong homemade alcoholic liquor → sl.
1945 — TURPS intoxicating liquor, esp. beer → Aust. sl.
1946 — TORPEDO JUICE any strong homemade alcoholic liquor → sl.
1947 — ACKER FORTIS any very strong drink → Amer. dial.
1947 — SNEAKY PETE inferior alcohol, often homebrewed; moonshine; any potent, potentially fatal, alcoholic concoction, favoured by those whose need outweighs their ability to pay → US sl.
1949 — CHEERWATER alcohol, liquor → Amer. dial.
.M20 — EYE-OPENER a drink of alcohol; a substance which gives a charge or jolt → US sl.
.M20 — LUBE alcohol, esp. beer → Aust. sl.
.M20 — ROSINER an alcoholic drink, esp. a strong one → Irish & Aust. sl.
.M20 — TONSIL BATH a drink of an alcoholic beverage → US sl.
.M20 — TONSIL PAINT an alcoholic drink → US sl.
1950 — HAPPY WATER alcohol, liquor → Amer. dial.
1950 — IVANHOE home-distilled liquor → Can.
1950 — LUSH KICK the positive effect of alcohol; a sense of drunkenness → US sl.
1950 — POND WATER illegally made liquor; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1950 — SNAKE OIL alcohol, whisky → Amer. dial.
1950 — SNAKEBITE REMEDY alcohol, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → Amer. dial.
1950 — TIGER JUICE strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1950 — TOP SHELF spirits → NZ sl.
1950 — WHOOPENSOCCER → WHOOPENSOCKER alcohol; a large or strong drink → Amer. dial.
1952 — SKULL VARNISH alcohol, liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1953 — ANTIFREEZE alcohol → US sl.
1954 — IGNORANT OIL alcohol, esp. cheap and potent alcohol → US sl.
1954 — MOKUS alcohol, liquor → Amer. sl.
1954 — SNAKE REMEDY alcohol, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → Amer. dial.
1958 — COUGAR JUICE home-made hard alcohol → US logging usage
1958 — COUGAR MILK home-made hard alcohol → Amer. dial.
1959 — SMASH alcohol; esp. applied to wine → Amer. sl.
1960 — JOY-JUICE alcohol → US sl.
1960 — LOVING SPOONFUL intoxicating liquor → African-American sl.
1960 — SWIPE inferior liquor, esp. of the homemade sort → US sl.
1962 — DYNO alcohol → US sl.
1965 — BLOCKADE JUICE illicit liquor; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1965 — COOCH alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — COON JUICE bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — COUGAR RUN home-made hard alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — JAKE-LEG LIQUOR bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — JAKE-LEG WHISKEY bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — PANTHER’S BREATH illicit liquor; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1965 — RATGUT bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1965 — RED-EYE JUICE low-quality alcohol; cheap whisky → Amer. dial.
1965 — SKULL alcohol, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1965 — SKULL BUSTER alcohol, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1965 — SNAKEBITE MEDICINE alcohol, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → Amer. dial.
1966 — GUSHER a drink of alcohol; the amount of liquor taken in one swallow → Amer. dial.
1966 — POND illegally made liquor; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1966 — STUFF alcohol → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1967 — AGGIE FORTIS any very strong drink → Amer. dial.
1967 — AGUARDENT any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1967 — JIG LEG bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1967 — JOE LOUIS homemade or bad liquor → Amer. dial.
1967 — MULE LIGHTNING cheap alcohol; whisky → Amer. dial.
1967 — NIGGER LIQUOR bad alcohol, esp. when illegally distilled → Amer. dial., derogatory
1967 — NIGGER WHISKY bad alcohol, esp. when illegally distilled → Amer. dial., derogatory
1968 — AGUA ARDIENTE any strong alcoholic drink → Amer. dial.
1968 — BLACKJACK illegal liquor; moonshine; illegally made whisky → Amer. dial.
1968 — DOG KILLER inferior or adulterated liquor → Amer. dial.
1968 — DO-IT FLUID any kind of alcohol → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1968 — EL STINKO bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1968 — GUZZLE-WATER any kind of alcohol → Amer. dial.
1968 — NIGGER HEEL bad alcohol, esp. gin → Amer. dial., derogatory
1968 — NUMBSKULL bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1968 — RAWGUT bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1968 — TIGER PISS strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1969 — BOOT LIQUOR bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1969 — FRESHENER any alcoholic drink → US sl.
1970 — DA KINE anything good, as alcohol, food, drugs → US sl.
1970 — HAFFIE a half bottle of spirits or wine → S. Afr. sl.
1970 — INDIAN FIRE bad alcohol → Amer. dial.
1970 — SKULL BUST alcohol, liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1970 — SQUEEZE alcohol → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — THE GOOD STUFF hard alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
1971 — HALF G a half-gallon jar of alcohol → NZ sl.
1972 — CHOCK home-fermented, vegetable based alcohol → US sl.
1974 — BATHTUB GIN homemade alcohol, perhaps approximating gin → US sl.
1974 — FAINTS in the illegal production of alcohol: low-proof distillate → US sl.
1974 — TIGER SPIT strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1975 — MONKEY PISS inferior alcohol → Amer. sl.
1978 — MOTION LOTION alcoholic liquor → Amer. jocular usage
1979 — DAFFIES strong alcohol → UK sl.
1979 — LIVVENER an alcoholic drink → UK sl.
1980 — BARREL-WASH illicitly distilled liquor → Can. sl.
1980 — FUNNY STUFF alcohol → Aust. prison sl.
1980 — ICE-CREAM an alcoholic drink → US students’ sl.
1980 — IDIOT OIL alcohol → sl.
1980 — O.E. Old English malt liquor → US sl.
1980 — PRECIOUS JUICE an alcoholic drink → US students’ sl.
1980 — WAP → WOP a homemade alcoholic drink consisting of any combination of hard liquors, with other beverages or fruit sometimes added; by extension, an occasion at which this is consumed → Amer. dial.
1980 — WAPATOLLIE → WAPATULI → WHOPATOOI → WHOPATOOLIE → WOPATULI a homemade alcoholic drink consisting of any combination of hard liquors, with other beverages or fruit sometimes added; by extension, an occasion at which this is consumed → Amer. dial.
1981 — WAMPA TOOLE a homemade alcoholic drink consisting of any combination of hard liquors, with other beverages or fruit sometimes added; by extension, an occasion at which this is consumed → Amer. dial.
1985 — BURP any alcoholic beverage → Bermuda sl.
1985 — MONKEY RUM an illegally manufactured alcohol coloured by molasses → US sl.
1985 — SKULL CRACKER alcohol, liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → Amer. dial.
1985 — TIGER’S SWEAT strong or inferior alcohol; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → Amer. dial.
1986 — RAISIN JACK a potent and vile alcoholic beverage brewed by letting raisins ferment, usually in prison → US sl.
1986 — RAISIN SNAP alcohol made from fermented raisins → US sl.
1986 — SNAKE PISS inferior alcohol; bad whisky → Amer. dial.
1990 — HIGH OCTANE very strong alcohol → US sl.
1990 — JUNK cheap or inferior liquor → US sl.
1991 — ALCOHOLOMANIA an obsession with alcohol (Bk.)
1992 — ALLEY JUICE denatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol) to which a poisonous substance has been added to make it unfit for consumption → US sl.
1992 — ELECTRIC SOUP alcohol → sl.
1994 — BANG straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing → sl. (Bk.)
1994 — BANGER straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing → sl. (Bk.)
1995 — BELT a swallow or gulp of an alcoholic beverage → US sl. (Bk.)
1998 — COUSIN SIS alcohol, ‘piss’ → UK rhyming sl.
1998 — SINGIN’ JOHNNY homebrew → Can. sl.
1999 — PAINT-STRIPPER cheap and nasty alcohol → UK sl.
1999 — PLONK alcohol, esp. inferior wine → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 — SLY GROG illegal alcohol → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2000 — SHEEP’S PISS weak alcohol, usually refers to beer → UK sl.
2001 — FLAMER an alcoholic drink which is set on fire in the glass (after the flames have been extinguished the fumes are inhaled before the drink is swallowed); an alcoholic drink which is set alight in the drinker’s mouth in the hope that swallowing puts the flame out → UK sl.
2003 — ACID any alcoholic beverage → Trinidad and Tobago
2006 — AMMUNITION alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — BEAST alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — BERPS → BURPS alcohol, liquor; beer → US sl.
2006 — BLOTTO strong alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — COFFIN NAIL a drink of alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — COFFIN TACK a drink of alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — CONK-BUSTER → KONK-BUSTER inferior alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — DUTCH COURAGE alcohol, liquor; false courage from drinking liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — THE EVIDENCE alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2007 — BEVERAGE alcohol → sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1598 — TICKLE-BRAIN a person who supplies potent liquor; one who has an unsteady brain, as one intoxicated → obs.
1610 — GAUGER a person who sells liquor → obs.
1611 — CUP-WAITER a person who serves liquor at a meal or feast → obs.
1821 — HABERDASHER a seller of liquor → humorous usage
1825 — GUDDLER a great drinker; one who is fond of liquor → Eng. dial.
1851 — JIGGER-WORKER a vendor of illicitly distilled spirits ​→ sl.
1864 — SHEBEENER a seller of illicit alcohol → UK sl.
1888 — DRY a person who opposes the sale and consumption of alcohol → sl., orig. US
1894 — BLIND-PIGGER a person who sells liquor illegally; a bootlegger → Amer. dial.
1930 — RUNNER a person who traffics in illicit liquor, drugs, etc. → sl., chiefly US
1966 — BLIND TIGER a person who sells liquor illegally → Amer. dial.
1973 — BURNOUT a person whose mental capacity has been diminished by extended drug or alcohol use → US sl.

PHRASES
..20C — CHASING THE DUCK going after intoxicating liquors → Amer. dial.
1942 — MAKE ONE SEE DOUBLE AND FEEL SINGLE said of strong liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1960 — B.Y.O.G.  Bring Your Own Grog → Aust. sl.
1960 — B.Y.O.L.  Bring Your Own Liquor → Aust. & US sl.
1968 — HE’S HAD TOO MUCH FERMENTED YAK MILK he’s had too much alcohol, or anything that causes intoxication → US students’ sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1567 — LAG → LAGE to water spirits → cant obs.
1687 — LACE to put a ‘lace’ of spirits into a beverage 
..19C — BROACH THE ADMIRAL to steal some liquor from a cask in transit or in store 
1876 — SHEBEEN to sell illicit alcohol → Sc.
..L19 — LAMB DOWN to persuade someone to spend all their money on alcohol → Aust. & NZ sl.
..20C — GARGLE to drink alcohol → US sl.
1911 — RUN THE RABBIT to obtain liquor illegally, usually after hours → Aust. sl.
.M20 — BEVVY → BEVY to drink alcoholic liquor → sl.
1950 — MAIL to send someone to buy liquor illicitly; to act as a go-between in such a purchase → S. Afr. sl.
1958 — DEHORN to water down alcohol, particularly if it is bad → Amer. dial.
1974 — PUKE in the illegal production of alcohol: to allow the still to boil over → US sl.
2006 — CRACK OPEN A BOTTLE to open a bottle of liquor → US sl. (Bk.)