BRANDY
ADJECTIVES
1886 ► REVERENT of superior potency; said of brandy or whisky → sl.
NOUNS
1647 ► KILL-DEVIL brandy or rum, or newly-made rum → colloq. obs.
1691 ► NANTZ brandy → sl.
1725 ► RED TAPE brandy → sl.
..17C ► KENMURE’S DRUM a humorous name for a cask of brandy (Robert, fourth Viscount Kenmure, c.1650 was an energetic loyalist who commanded a troop of horse, and was in the habit of having a cask of brandy conveyed at the head of his troop, which became known as “Kenmure’s Drum”)
..19C ► DROP OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink of brandy → sl.
..19C ► LEAF OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink of brandy → sl.
..E19 ► APPLE-JACK brandy made from apples → US sl.
1815 ► O-BE-JOYFUL → OH-BE-JOYFUL brandy; rum; whisky; liquor in general → sl.
1815 ► OH-BE-CHEERFUL brandy; rum; whisky; liquor in general → sl.
1816 ► MAHOGANY a strong mixture of brandy and water → sl.
1821 ► BALL OF FIRE a glass of brandy → sl.
1823 ► EYE-WATER brandy; gin → sl.
1836 ► O.D.V. brandy → US sl. (eau-de-vie)
1844 ► SNIFTER a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits → US
.M19 ► B AND S brandy and soda → sl.
.M19 ► COCKNEY BREAKFAST brandy or gin and soda water → UK criminals’ sl.
.M19 ► DARK Australian-distilled, dark, very strong brandy → Aust. sl.
.M19 ► O.D. brandy → sl. (eau-de-vie)
.M19 ► PALE brandy → sl.
.M19 ► YADNAB → YADNARB brandy → back-slang
1850 ► AWERDENTY brandy; whisky; strong drink → Amer. dial.
1857 ► JACK DANDY brandy → rhyming sl.
1860 ► CLEAR CRYSTAL brandy and rum → sl.
1860 ► PEG a drink of brandy and soda water → Anglo-Indian
1861 ► BINGO brandy → sl.
1864 ► SHORT-LENGTH a small glass of brandy → Sc.
1871 ► JERSEY-LIGHTNING cider brandy → Amer. sl.
1872 ► BOOF peach brandy → Amer. dial.
1890 ► CLAP OF THUNDER a glass of brandy → sl. (Bk.)
1892 ► EGGSHAW brandy → Anglo-Indian sl.
1896 ► JACK-A-DANDY brandy → rhyming sl. (Bk.)
..L19 ► KING’S PEG brandy mixed with champagne → sl.
..L19 ► YARDNARB brandy → back-slang
..20C ► ANDY PANDY brandy → Brit. rhyming sl.
..20C ► JOLT a stiff drink of brandy, whisky, or bourbon → sl.
..20C ► MAHATMA GANDHI brandy → rhyming sl.
1903 ► RED-RIBBON brandy → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► SAMSON a drink made of brandy, cider, sugar, and a little water → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► SUGAR-CANDY brandy → rhyming sl. (Bk.)
1908 ► ABRICOTINE apricot brandy
1909 ► BRANDY-SMASH a drink made by mixing brandy with crushed ice and putting a few sprigs of mint in the glass → US
1921 ► JACKASS brandy or corn whisky; home-distilled liquor → US sl.
1921 ► JACKASS BRANDY home-distilled brandy → US sl.
1933 ► LUNATIC SOUP brandy → Aust. & NZ sl.
1940 ► NICE AND HANDY brandy → rhyming sl.
1950 ► MADMAN’S BROTH brandy → Aust. sl.
1960 ► MAHOG → MAHOGA brandy → S. Afr. Black sl.
1974 ► AMOS AND ANDY brandy, shandy → UK rhyming sl.
1980 ► KAFFIR TAXI brandy plus Coca-Cola or some other sweet fizzy drink → S. Afr. sl.
1980 ► UBROWN brandy → S. Afr.
1993 ► WHACKER a small glass of brandy → Irish sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1698 ► BINGO-BOY a lover of brandy → UK sl.
1725 ► BINGO-MORT a female lover of brandy → sl. obs.
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