NOUNS 1000-1899
..800 — DRUNK drink → obs.
1300 — SICER strong drink, intoxicating liquor → obs.
1390 — BEVERAGE drinking, a drink or draught → obs.
1393 — DWALE a stupefying or soporific drink → obs.
1400 — BIBBING continued or repeated drinking, tippling
1440 — GAGE a quart pot of drink; a pint → sl.
1453 — BEVER liquor for drinking → obs.
1499 — BEVER a drinking; a time for drinking → obs.
1529 — BARLEY-HOOD a fit of drunkenness; ill humour or temper brought on by drinking
1535 — BANQUET a wine-drinking carousal → obs.
1538 — JUNKET any choice item of food or drink, a delicacy → obs.
1546 — HAIR OF THE DOG → HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure
1548 — SWIG drink, liquor
.M16 — BEN BOUSE → BENE BOUSE → BENE BOWSE drink; literally, good liquor → UK criminals’ sl.
1566 — GAGE OF BOWSE a quart pot of drink → UK sl. obs.
1567 — BOOSE → BOUSE → BOWSE drink, booze → UK criminals’ sl.
1567 — LADY’S WAIST weak beverage → sl.
1570 — ORGIA convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies
1575 — PULL a gulp of a drink → sl.
1576 — NIPITATE → NIPITATY → NIPPITATO → NIPPITATUM → strong drink → sl.
1579 — QUAFF a deep draught
1581 — TIPPLE a person’s habitual alcoholic drink
1582 — CUP-RITE a drink, a libation → obs.
1582 — QUAFF-TIDE the season for drinking; drinking time → obs.
1583 — NECTAR a delicious drink
1590 — SWINKING heavy drinking → obs.
1593 — NAPPIE LIQOUR → NAPPY LIQUOR drink in general, esp. strong ale → sl.
1594 — CAROUSE a cupful drunk ‘all out’, a full draught of liquor, a full bumper to one’s health → obs.
1598 — BEZZLING a drinking; drunken revelry or dissipation → obs.
1598 — LOAD a large amount of alcohol drunk → sl.
1600 — MALT PIE drink, liquor → jocular usage, obs.
..17C — BAG AND BOTTLE food and drink → Eng. colloq.
..17C — FUDDLE a drink of alcohol/liquor → Brit. sl.
..E17 — CANADOE a drink → sl.
1601 — MANTLE the foam that covers the surface of liquor → obs.
1602 — SWILL copious or heavy drinking; liquor, esp. when drunk to excess; a draught or swig of liquor
1613 — ORGION a convivial occasion involving excessive drinking and licentiousness → obs.
1618 — LAP drink, liquor in general → sl.
1623 — BIBACITY addictedness to drinking; tippling
1623 — PERPOTATION a drinking excessively → obs.
1623 — POPINATION an outrageous drinking; the practice of frequenting taverns → obs.
1625 — SUCK a small draught of liquid; a drink, a sip
1633 — ROT-GUT poor-quality drink → sl.
1650 — HAUSTURE a drinking up → obs.
1651 — BACCHANALIA a drinking song → obs.
1651 — CRAPULENCY gross intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauchery → obs.
1651 — NAPPY drink in general, esp. strong ale → sl.
1653 — BIBBERY drinking, bibbing; a bibbing-house
1659 — LULL soothing drink → obs.
1664 — KELTIE’S MENDS the complete draining of a glass of liquor (indicated by turning it upside down) → Sc. obs.
1671 — BUB very good intoxicating liquor, esp. strong beer → cant obs.
1676 — BACCHIC a drinking song → obs.
1676 — TOOTING a drinking, toping
1678 — BUBBING a drinking → sl. obs.
1678 — JAG a fill of drink → Eng. dial.
1680 — FUDDLE drink, liquor, booze → Brit. sl., obs.
1685 — SAP liquid of any sort, esp. milk or beer, taken with solid food → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1687 — CRAPULA the sickness or indisposition following a drunken or gluttonous debauch → obs.
1687 — CRAPULE the sickness or indisposition following a drunken or gluttonous debauch
1692 — KELTIE → KELTY a glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair → Sc. obs.
1692 — KELTIE’S MENDS a glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair → Sc. obs.
1695 — SMALL a small measure of a beverage, esp. of spirits
..L17 — BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE the very last bottle of a drinking session → sl.
..L17 — DROP a small portion or quantity of alcoholic drink → colloq.
..L17 — WATER BEWITCHED weak punch or any other liquor → sl.
1700 — SUCK strong drink; tipple → sl. obs.
..18C — HORN a drink → sl.
..18C — PECK AND BOOZE meat and drink → sl.
..E18 — DIDDLE alcoholic drink, esp. gin → sl.
..E18 — KILL-GRIEF strong alcoholic drink → Brit. sl.
1703 — TIPER-DOWN strong drink → Eng. dial.
1704 — CABAL a party of drinkers → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1704 — GUZZLE a drink of liquor; a gulp, a swig
1711 — SYMPOSIUM a drinking party; a convivial meeting for drinking, conversation, and intellectual entertainment
1719 — CUP drink; that which one drinks
1719 — WET → WHET a drink → sl.
1724 — SCOUR a hearty draught; a large dose of intoxicating liquor → Sc.
1725 — RUM LAP strong drink of any sort → sl.
1727 — BEND a draught of liquor → Sc.
1727 — CRAPULENCE sickness from excess in drinking or eating
1727 — TIFF a sip or little drink of punch or other diluted liquor → colloq.
1731 — BIBESY a too earnest desire to drink → obs. (Bk.)
1732 — BOOSE → BOOZE drink, a draught → colloq.
1740 — DOWD a nightcap → US
1749 — NECTAR alcohol, a drink → sl.
1750 — GRUB AND BUB food and drink of any kind → sl.
.M18 — BYE-DRINK an alcoholic drink taken other than at mealtimes → sl.
.M18 — CHIRRUPER an extra glass of alcohol → sl.
.M18 — RASHER OF BACON a fiery drink → sl.
.M18 — ROSIN alcoholic drink → sl.
1755 — CUPID’S EYE-WATER strong alcoholic drink, esp. gin → sl.
1755 — GUNPOWDER a fiery drink → sl.
1757 — SALLIVOCUS a punch made of an equal proportion of wine and spirits → Sc. obs.
1758 — NICKER a hearty drink; a dram → Sc.
1762 — SLUG a drink of alcohol/liquor → sl., chiefly US
1768 — REGALE a refreshing drink → US
1773 — SCALCH a morning drink → Sc.
1773 — SCALCK → SKALK a morning dram of spirits → Sc.
1774 — TOOTHFUL a little drink, esp. alcoholic
1783 — FROSTY NAIL a drink, a dram, probably originally one taken on a cold day → Sc.
1787 — TOOT → TOUT a drinking deeply or copiously
1788 — TASTER a sip of spirits; a dram → Sc. obs.
1789 — ANTIFOGMATIC(K) an alcoholic drink taken, usually in the morning, supposedly to counteract the bad effects of fog or dampness → Amer. dial.
1789 — FOG-CUTTER an alcoholic drink taken, usually in the morning, supposedly to counteract the bad effects of fog or dampness → Amer. sl.
1790 — CHEERER a reviving alcoholic drink; a drink of spirits and hot water, a toddy → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1790 — LUSH drink, liquor → sl.
1790 — TIPSIE drink, liquor → Sc. obs.
1790 — BARLEY-MOOD a fit of drunkenness; ill humour or temper brought on by drinking
1791 — BARREL-FEVER sickness caused by excessive drinking → Eng. dial.
1797 — TOD a drink, a toddy → Amer. dial.
..L18 — ALL NATIONS a mixture of drinks assembled from the dregs of bottles and glasses → sl.
..L18 — QUANTUM a drink → sl.
..L18 — SNUFF the liquor left at the bottom of a glass → sl.
..19C — ANTI-LUNCH a drink taken before lunch → sl.
..19C — BARREL-FEVER the cause of death when a lethal dose of alcohol has been ingested → sl.
..19C — BIBBLE drink, tipple, beverage → Eng. dial.
..19C — CAT-BLASH a weak, worthless drink → Eng. dial.
..19C — DROP OF THE OLD AUTHOR drink, esp. of brandy → sl.
..19C — FUZZLE drink, beverage → Sc.
..19C — LEAF OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink, esp. of brandy → sl.
..19C — MIRLIGOES mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking → Sc.
..19C — PECK AND TIPPLE meat and drink → sl.
..19C — TODDY BLOSSOM a red face caused by the bursting of blood vessels through excessive long-term drinking → sl.
..E19 — ALL SORTS a drink consisting of the dregs collected from the overflow of the pouring taps, the ends of spirit bottles and similar leavings; it was sold cheaply in gin-shops, particularly to women → sl.
..E19 — CHOKE-DOG bad drink; a strong variety of home-distilled liquor → US sl.
..E19 — GAFFING a tossing 3 coins in a hat in order to determine who pays for drinks; he who guesses right is exempt from payment → sl.
..E19 — GUM-TICKLER an alcoholic drink → US sl.
..E19 — REVELATION a drink → Amer. sl.
1804 — MERIDIAN a midday drink → Sc.
1808 — CAUKER → CAULKER → CAWKER a drink, esp. of spirits → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1809 — STONE-FENCE a drink of spirits → Amer.
1809 — TICKLER a liquor flask, esp. one holding a half-pint; a drink of liquor → Amer. dial.
1810 — DASH-AN-DARRAS the stirrup-glass, parting cup → Eng. dial.
1810 — GUM-TICKLER ‘a gill of spirits, generally rum, taken fasting’ → US
1810 — SUP drink → Eng. dial.
1812 — POP an effervescing drink → sl.
1817 — EYE-OPENER a strong drink, esp. early in the morning → US sl.
1817 — SUCTION a drinking, an imbibing strong drink → sl.
1818 — EYE-OPENER the first drink of the day → sl., orig. US
1818 — NIGHTCAP the final alcoholic drink of the night → Brit. sl.
1821 — MUZZLER a drink → sl.
1821 — NAIL IN ONE’S COFFIN a drink of liquor → sl.
1822 — TIP-TOPPER a glass filled to the very top
1823 — BIBOSITY capacity for drinking
1823 — NAIL IN ONE’S COFFIN a drink → sl.
1823 — SNEEZER a stiff drink
1824 — SCALD a hot drink, esp. tea → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1824 — SKINFUL as much as anyone can drink
1824 — SKINK drink, liquor → Sc., contemptuous usage
1825 — CRAPULENCE gross intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauchery
1825 — LEBBERS droppings of drink from the mouth → Sc.
1825 — TIP a small quantity of any liquid; a draught, a drink → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1826 — BELLY-VENGEANCE sour drink; sour ale, cider, wine, etc.; very weak , sour beer → Eng. dial.
1826 — DUTCH COURAGE a drink taken to instil courage → sl.
1828 — BARLEY-FEVER sickness caused by drinking to excess → Sc.
1828 — MUZZLING a drinking, esp. to excess; a drinking bout → colloq.
1829 — BRACER a drink taken to brace one up → US
1829 — SMALLER a small glass of neat spirits; also used in an ironic sense for an ordinary-sized or large glass of liquor → colloq., obs.
1829 — YACHT a big drink; a deep draught → Sc.
1830 — BIBATION continued or repeated drinking, bibbing
1830 — FID a drink; a measure of alcohol → Amer. dial.
1834 — BLASH drink of poor quality → Eng. dial.
1836 — GUZZLE a bout of excessive drinking; a debauch
1836 — SMALLER an ordinary-sized drink of liquor → Amer.
1837 — DAMP a drink; a ‘wetting’ → sl.
1837 — DESIRES OF THE FLESH drink, food, and sex, usually the latter → euphemism
1837 — POCULATION a drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor
1838 — SCOFF a large draught of liquor → Sc.
1839 — DOINGS drink → Amer. dial.
1839 — SMILE a drink of alcohol, esp. whisky → colloq., orig. US
1842 — NOBBLER a drink or glass of spirits → Aust. sl.
1844 — IMBIBITION a drinking
1844 — SNIFTER a small drink of alcoholic liquor → US
1846 — ALLEVIATOR a drink → Eng. sl.
1846 — BUCK LOAD a large shot of liquor → Amer. dial.
1848 — HOT COPPERS a mouth and throat parched through excessive drinking; severe thirst → sl.
1849 — PONY a small glass or measure of alcohol → sl.
1850 — BREAK-DOWN a measure of liquor → Aust. sl.
1850 — SMILE a drink → Amer.
.M19 — ACKER FORTIS → ACKIE FORTIS → AGGIE FORTIS → AGUR FORTY very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee → US sl.
.M19 — ALL KEYHOLE a drink → sl.
.M19 — ALLS a drink consisting of the dregs collected from the overflow of the pouring taps, the ends of spirit bottles, and similar leavings, which was sold cheap in gin shops, esp. to women → sl.
.M19 — BABY AND NURSE a small bottle of soda water with twopenny worth of spirits → sl.
.M19 — BACK-HANDER a drink taken out of turn or an extra drink taken while the decanter circulates → sl.
.M19 — BUVARE a drink → sl.
.M19 — CHASSE a cup of coffee that accompanies a shot of spirits, usually whisky → sl.
.M19 — CHASSE a liqueur taken after or with coffee → sl.
.M19 — HAILSTORM a cocktail made with crushed ice → US sl.
.M19 — HEARTY strong drink → sl.
.M19 — LONG DRINK a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits → sl.
.M19 — LOUNCE → LOWNCE a drink → nautical sl.
.M19 — LUSHING a drinking, usually to excess → sl.
.M19 — LUSHO a drink → sl.
.M19 — MIXOLOGY a mixing cocktails → sl., orig. US
.M19 — MUCK-A-MUCK drink → US sl.
.M19 — NANNY GOAT a drink → Aust. sl.
.M19 — QUENCHER a drink → sl.
.M19 — SHANT a drink, esp. an alcoholic one → sl.
.M19 — TANGLEFOOT a drink of alcohol/liquor → colloq.
.M19 — TITLEY drink; generally applied to intoxicating beverages → Brit. sl.
.M20 — TONSIL BATH a drink of alcohol/liquor → US sl.
1851 — ALL ROUND a round of drinks that includes everyone present → colloq. obs.
1851 — CAULKER a drink of alcohol/liquor → Amer. dial.
1851 — MEDICINE drink → Eng. dial.
1852 — NOBBLER a drink of spirits → Aust. sl.
1853 — AUNTIE → AUNTY a drink; ‘the bottle’; a drinking-bout → Sc.
1853 — BABY a bottle or glass of liquor
1853 — BIBITION a drinking
1854 — BALDERDASH weak, washy drink → Eng. dial.
1856 — IRRIGATION consumption of alcoholic beverages → Amer. dial.
1856 — NANNY GOAT a drink → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘tot’
1857 — TACKLE drink → Eng. dial. & sl.
1858 — SMILING a drinking, tippling → US
1859 — ORGIACS convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies
1860 — BREAKY-LEG strong drink → sl.
1860 — GROWN-MAN’S DOSE a very large drink; much liquor → colloq.
1860 — LARKIN a very strong spiced punch → Anglo-Indian
1860 — PEG a drink, esp. of brandy and soda water → Anglo-Indian
1861 — MALT AND MEAL drink and food → Sc.
1861 — SNOOT FULL one’s intoxicating fill of liquor; enough alcohol to make you drunk → Amer. sl.
1862 — SUCKERDOM the world of topers → sl.
1864 — HEEL-TAPS the remains of liquor left in a glass after drinking → Eng. dial.
1864 — STIFFENER a drink → sl., orig. Aust.
1866 — BALL a glass of liquor → US sl.
1866 — BLAST a drink of alcohol/liquor → Amer. sl.
1867 — POPSKULL poor-quality drink; illicitly distilled whisky → Amer. sl.
1868 — BELLY-DRIGHT as much as can be drunk at one breath → Eng. dial.
1869 — NIP a small drink of whisky or other liquor → sl.
1872 — REFRESHER a drink → sl.
1872 — SLUMGULLION a cheap, nasty, washy beverage; cheap drink → Amer.
1873 — OKUM-SNIFFY a small but strong glass of hot grog → Eng. dial.
1873 — TAKING drink → Eng. dial.
1876 — DICK SMITH a drink taken alone → Amer. dial.
1876 — LOTION a drink, esp. of gin → sl.
1876 — REVIVER a drink → sl.
1877 — DEADBEAT a mixture of ginger-soda and whisky, taken by hard drinkers after a night’s carousal → US sl.
1879 — LONG-SLEEVER a drink in a tall glass → Aust. sl.
1880 — ELBOW-CROOKING constant drinking, tippling → Eng. dial.
1880 — FEARNOUGHT a drink to keep up the spirits
1880 — MAIDEN’S WATER any weak drink, esp. of beer → sl.
1880 — MAIN-SHEET strong drink, esp. brandy → Jamaican sl.
1880 — NOSE PAINT an alcoholic drink → UK sl. (from its effect on the colour of a serious drinker’s nose)
1882 — BIBULATION a drinking of alcohol
1882 — MUCK any unpleasant, vile, or disgusting thing to drink → UK sl.
1885 — FAVOURITE VICE one’s preferred drink → sl.
1885 — SPOT a small alcoholic drink → sl.
1886 — PADDY’S EYE-WATER strong alcoholic drink, esp. gin → sl.
1887 — SOFT BEER a soft drink → Amer. dial.
1889 — BELLY WASH a weak or bad drink, usually alcoholic → Amer. dial.
1889 — BEVIE → BEVVY → BEVY a drink; usually applied specifically to a drink of beer → Brit. sl.
1889 — BUG JUICE a soft drink, esp. (later) an instant fruit drink → sl.
1889 — FIZZ an effervescing drink → sl.
1889 — GARGLE a drink of alcohol/liquor → US sl.
1889 — ONE FOR THE ROAD a final drink before departure → sl.
1889 — SNORT a drink of liquor, esp. of plain whisky → Amer. sl.
1890 — SHERBET a drink → sl.
1891 — MARKET-NITCH the amount of ale or spirits indulged in after market → Eng. dial.
1892 — ALDERMAN LUSHINGTON intoxicating drink → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 — MEAT AND MALT food and drink → Sc.
1892 — MONDAY HEAD a headache following weekend drinking; a hangover → obs.
1892 — SMILE a drink of alcohol/liquor → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 — SMILER a shandy, a mixture of beer and lemonade → UK sl.
1892 — SWIZZLE drink → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 — TOT a drink → S. Afr. sl. (Bk.)
1893 — FLASH a drink (Bk.)
1895 — WACK-ROWDY-DOW weak beer, broth, tea, etc. → Eng. dial.
1896 — TIPAN a drink, a draught → Eng. dial.
1897 — BUDGE strong drink → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1897 — CHASER a drink taken after another; orig. a weak drink after spirits, but latterly also spirits after a weak drink → sl., orig. US
1897 — HEART BURNER a drink of liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1897 — HOOCH → HOOTCH poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits → sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
1897 — SMILE a drink of liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BELVE a draught; a gulp → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BIB a small drink; a sip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BINGEING hard drinking → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BLAB a large quantity of strong drink → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — BLABBAN a drinking to excess → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — CANARY a glass of gin, rum, or any ardent spirits → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CAT-BLASH weak, thin drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CAT-LAP weak, thin drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CAUDLE any warm drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1899 — HIGH ONE a large drink → US sl.
1899 — WABBLE wishy-washy, tasteless drink → Sc.
..L19 — A.D. a drink UK society sl.
..L19 — BALLOON JUICE a sweet, colourful, fizzy drink → W. Indies sl.
..L19 — BALLOON JUICE ginger beer → sl.
..L19 — BALLOON JUICE soda water → Brit. sl.
..L19 — BIT O’ BLINK drink → rhyming sl.
..L19 — DAMP BOURBON POULTICE a shot of bourbon → US sl.
..L19 — FACE-PLASTER one’s preferred drink → sl.
..L19 — HIGH ONE a large drink → US sl.
..L19 — MAID’S WATER a weak drink, esp. tea → Aust. sl.
..L19 — NERVER a bracing drink’ a ‘pick-me-up’ → sl.
..L19 — PACKAGE a drink → sl.
..L19 — SPLIT a drink composed of two different alcoholic liquors → sl.
..L19 — TACK drink → sl.
NOUNS – 1900-2000s
..20C — ALCOHOLIDAY a holiday or festive period that is spent drinking alcohol → sl.
..20C — ALL DAYER a day-long drinking session Brit. sl.
..20C — BELT a drink of alcohol; a shot of alcohol → US colloq.
..20C — DANNIE a drink of alcohol/liquor → sl.
..20C — HACKNEY MARSH a glass of alcohol → rhyming sl.
..20C — JUNK the dregs of a bottle or glass of alcohol → Aust. sl.
..20C — MAGISTRATE’S COURT a measure of spirits, as bought in a public house → rhyming sl. for ‘short’
..20C — PAINKILLER an alcoholic drink → US sl.
..20C — PAINT REMOVER cheap, strong whisky or another drink → sl., orig. US
..20C — PAINT-STRIPPER an alcoholic drink of inordinate strength and fierceness → sl.
..20C — QUASIMODO soda → rhyming sl. (Cockney pronunciation)
..20C — REGMAKER a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up → S. Afr.
..20C — SNAKEBITE MEDICINE strong alcoholic drink; whisky → US sl.
..E20 — SILLY MILK an alcoholic drink → US sl.
..E20 — SMAHAN a drop to drink; a taste → Irish
1900 — BELLY WASH a soft drink → Amer. dial.
1900 — JACK SMITHERS a drink taken by a man alone → Aust. sl.
1900 — PINK-EYE poor-quality drink → sl., chiefly Aust. & Can.
1900 — SOUL-SEARCHER a drink → sl.
1900 — SPLIT a half-glass of spirits → sl.
1900 — YARK a long drink; a draught → Sc.
1901 — BIBULOSITY addiction to tippling
1902 — HEADACHE-WINE a drink made of the petals of the poppy →Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — NECK-BASTING drinking → sl.
1902 — NECK-OIL drink → sl. (Bk.)
1902 — NERVER a bracing drink, a pick-me-up → sl.
1902 — SCREECH poor-quality drink → Amer. sl.
1903 — NAG an unpleasant flavour; said of liquor → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 — REPOSER a final drink, a nightcap → sl. (Bk.)
1903 — RINSE a drink; any sort of potable → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — JOLT a drink of alcohol/liquor → sl., chiefly US
1904 — POWER OF SUCTION capacity for drinking → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — RUM-SUCK excellent tipple → cant (Bk.)
1904 — SCOOP a draught of liquor → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — A MIDDLING SLIPPY THROPPLE a constant readiness to drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MADDLE-BRAIN strong drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TACKLING drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THROAT-SEASONER a glass of spirits; a dram → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THROTTLE-WET drink of any kind → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 — KETTLE TEA a drink made of hot water, usually with milk and sugar → Amer. dial.
1907 — WHITE EYE a drink consisting of alcohol and water → Amer. dial.
1908 — GARBAGE cocktail garnishes → US sl.
1909 — BELLY WASHER a soft drink → Amer. dial.
1909 — SUNDOWNER an alcoholic drink taken at sunset → sl., orig. African English
1910 — A.B.F. the last drink of a session (Absolutely Bloody Final) → sl.
1910 — JOHNNY WARDER a drink that is taken by oneself → Aust. sl.
1910 — PARALYSER a strong drink → Aust. sl.
1910 — WAD a drink of alcohol/liquor → sl.
1911 — BIRLING a drinking match in which the drink is clubbed for → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLAWN-DRINK the remainder of drink in a glass of which one or more have partaken, and which has frequently been breathed on → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLYBERIN a hard drinking → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLYBIN a drinking spirits → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOKE a drinking to the extent of vomiting → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOUVRAGE drink, beverage → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BRANDY-CLEEK palsy in the leg from hard drinking → Sc. (Bk.)
1912 — GEEZER a drink of alcohol/liquor; strong alcoholic drink → US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1914 — MORNING’S MORNING an early-morning drink → Amer. dial.
1914 — TINCTURE a small drink of spirits → sl.
1915 — DOPE Coca-Cola or some other carbonated drink → US sl.
1916 — GUT-ROT poor-quality drink; inferior liquor → sl.
1919 — SHICKER → SHIKER → SHIKKER a drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1919 — TASTE a drink of alcohol/liquor → US sl.
1922 — THE OTHER HALF a second or return drink → sl., orig. naval usage
1926 — OIL a drink → Irish sl.
1926 — SMOKE denatured alcohol used as a beverage; any inferior alcoholic beverage → Amer. dial.
1927 — BLACK BOTTLE a poisonous drink → Amer. dial.
1927 — LOAD-ON sufficient liquor to cause intoxication → US sl.
1927 — SATURDAY NIGHT ITIS → SATURDAY NIGHT PALSY → SATURDAY NIGHT PARALYSIS the temporary paralysis of an arm, esp. a weakness in the wrist, after it has rested on a hard edge for a long time, as during sleep following a bout of drinking → US sl.
1927 — SKILLY an insipid beverage, esp. coffee or tea → sl.
1928 — BIBULOUSNESS addiction to drinking
1928 — QUICK ONE a drink intended to be taken quickly → sl.
1928 — SNORTER a short drink, esp. an alcoholic one → sl.
1929 — GIGGLE JUICE an alcoholic drink, esp. champagne → Amer. sl.
1929 — REFILL a second or further drink → sl.
1930 — AFTERS after-hours drinking in a public house → Brit. sl.
1930 — BLOCK AND TACKLE a very strong drink → US sl.
1930 — CAMOUFLAGE COCKTAIL a cocktail designed to hide the poor-quality liquor of the Prohibition era → African-American sl.
1930 — CHAT methylated spirits as drunk by alcoholics → Irish sl.
1930 — LADY’S WAIST a drink served in a slender beer glass with an hour-glass shape → Aust. sl.
1930 — RIVER OOZE → RIVER OUSE strong drink → UK rhyming sl. for ‘booze’
1930 — SAME AGAIN a general response to an offer of another drink, usually in a public house setting; as a query ‘same again?’ it can be the offer → sl.
1930 — SAME AGAIN the third drink of a session → sl.
1930 — SET-UP the glass, ice, soda, etc. required for mixing a drink, as served to customers who supply their own spirits in unlicensed premises → US sl.
1930 — THE RIVER strong drink → UK rhyming sl. for ‘booze’ (River Ooze)
1931 — SHORTIE → SHORTY a small drink of spirits → sl., orig. US
1932 — ROSINER a stiff drink of spirits → Irish & Aust. sl.
1933 — HOOPENSOCKER a large or strong drink; alcohol → Amer. dial.
1933 — JIMMY WOODSER a solitary drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1933 — JOHNNY WOODSER a solitary drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1933 — LUNATIC SOUP poor-quality drink; alcoholic drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1933 — MUG-UP a drink → sl., chiefly Can. & nautical
1933 — OFF-SETTER a final drink before departure → sl.
1934 — ELBOW BENDING a drinking alcoholic beverages → Amer. dial.
1934 — HAPPY HOUR a period, usually in the early evening, during which drinks are sold at reduced prices → sl., orig. US
1935 — BLACK DRAUGHT a poisonous drink → Amer. dial.
1935 — COUPLE several drinks, esp. beers, not necessarily two → UK sl.
1936 — TANK the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer → sl.
1938 — COLA a carbonated soft drink → Amer. dial.
1939 — STRONGERS alcoholic drinks; intoxicating liquor → sl.
1940 — BLOCKBUSTER an intoxicating drink → sl.
1940 — FACE-PLASTER a drink of alcohol/liquor → Aust. sl.
1940 — GUT-BRACER a strong alcoholic drink → US sl.
1940 — GUT-BURNER a strong alcoholic drink → US sl.
1940 — GUT-HEATER a strong drink of liquor → Amer. sl.
1940 — LUBE a drink → Aust. sl.
1940 — NOT A BAD DROP an enjoyable flavoursome alcoholic drink → sl., orig. Aust.
1940 — QUICKIE a quickly consumed alcoholic drink → colloq.
1940 — SCOTCHMAN’S SHOUT → SCOTCH SHOUT a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1940 — WAKE-ME-UP the first drink of the day → sl.
1940 — WAKE-UP the first drink of the day → sl.
1940 — WAKE-UP BOOST the first drink of the day → sl.
1940 — WAKE-UP HIT the first drink of the day → sl.
1940 — WAKE-UP SHOT the first drink of the day → sl.
1941 — SHELL SHOCK a mixed alcoholic drink, usually very potent, as port and stout → Aust. & NZ sl.
1941 — SPIDER a soft drink with ice-cream floating on it → Aust. sl.
1942 — DISHWATER a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1942 — HE-MAN DRINK a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — LONESOME a private or surreptitious drink → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — LONG DRAG a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — LONG ONE a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — LONG PULL a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MAN-SIZED ORDER a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — QUIET ONE a private or surreptitious drink → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — RUBBER DRINK a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SCRAP IRON poor-quality drink → US sl.
1942 — SNAKE MEDICINE strong alcoholic drink; whisky → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SNEAKER a private or surreptitious drink → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — TALL ONE a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — THREE FINGERS IN A BATHTUB a large drink or glass of liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1943 — DRINK WITH THE FLIES a drink consumed without the company of others → Aust. sl.
1943 — ONE FOR THE ROAD a last alcoholic drink before beginning a journey → sl.
1944 — GUT-WARMER a strong drink of liquor → Amer. sl.
1945 — A-BOMB an alcoholic mixed drink → Amer. sl.
1945 — BATTERY ACID grapefruit juice or sour lemonade → US sl.
1945 — BUZZ BOMB a strong cocktail → Amer. sl.
1945 — CIRCUS WATER iced drinks served with meals → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — KONG cheap and potent alcoholic drink → US sl.
1945 — LOTION a drink → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1945 — YANKEE SHOUT a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink → Aust. & NZ sl.
1946 — KILL-GRIEF poor-quality drink → US sl.
1946 — THE OFFICE COPY a second or return drink → naval sl.
1947 — TONSIL DUNKER a soda → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1949 — STRAWBERRY a red nose caused by excessive drinking → jocular usage
1950 — ONE FOR THE BITUMEN a last drink, before starting a journey or leaving → Aust. sl.
1950 — VERTICAL DRINKING a drinking while standing at the bar, esp. in a crowd → NZ sl.
1950 — WHOOPENSOCCER → WHOOPENSOCKER a large or strong drink; alcohol → Amer. dial.
.M20 — TONSIL PAINT an alcoholic drink → US sl.
1951 — ARKANSAS WATER a drink served at a picnic → Amer. dial., contemptuous usage
1951 — GUZZLE-AND-GRAB eating and drinking, with an emphasis on fast, low-brow food and alcohol → US sl.
1953 — ONE FOR THE BITUMEN a last drink, before starting a journey or leaving → Aust. sl.
1954 — NITRO a strong alcoholic drink → US sl.
1957 — MOOSE MILK an alcoholic drink → Can. sl.
1960 — BAGGING a drinking → US students’ sl.
1960 — CALL the first feelings that follow drinking an alcoholic drink → sl.
1960 — DOUBLE AND TWIST a strong drink → Amer. dial.
1960 — GLASS OF LUNCH a drink, a ‘liquid lunch’ → Aust. sl.
1960 — GLASS OF STEAK a drink, a ‘liquid lunch’ → Aust. sl.
1960 — HAIRY BUFFALO a strong mixed alcoholic drink, esp. when used to relax the inhibitions of women at parties → US sl.
1960 — HEART-STARTER the first alcoholic drink of the day, especially before midday → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1960 — ONE FOR THE DITCH a final drink, acknowledging the perils of drunken driving → US sl.
1962 — QUICK SNORT a hurried drink → sl.
1963 — ANOTHERY another drink of beer → Aust. sl.
1963 — PEN AND INK a drink → Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
1965 — BOOZE BELLY an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 — BOOZE GUT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 — BOOZE POT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 — DITCHWATER a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer → Amer. dial.
1966 — BAGGING a drinking, any amount → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1966 — GOLLY-WHOPPER drink → Amer. dial.
1966 — GUSHER a drink of liquor; the amount of liquor taken in one swallow → Amer. dial.
1967 — NATURAL a Seven-Up™ soda → US sl.
1967 — PRE-FUNCTION a drink before a dance → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1969 — SCOTCH MUFFLER a drink of liquor, esp. of whisky, as keeping one warm → Sc.
1970 — BIG ORANGE an alcoholic drink → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — LIQUID LUNCH a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed → sl.
1970 — SACKWAH a place that drinking, generally illicit, takes place → Black British sl.
1971 — SHOOTER a measure or drink of spirits, esp. whisky → US sl.
1972 — PARTY OF LIFE a rip-roaring bacchanal → homosexual sl. (Bk.)
1973 — SWIFT HALF an alcoholic drink, (often a half-pint of beer, etc.) esp. one intended to be drunk quickly during a brief visit to a public house → Brit. colloq.
1974 — FOGMATIC a drink of alcohol/liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1975 — BOILER-MAKER a drink consisting of a jigger of whisky in a glass of beer → US colloq. (Bk.)
1975 — BOILER-MAKER strong alcoholic drink → US sl. (Bk.)
1979 — COOZIE → KOOZIE an insulating sleeve that fits over a beverage bottle or can to keep it cold → orig. & chiefly US
1980 — ICE-CREAM an alcoholic drink → US students’ sl.
1980 — IRISH COCKTAIL a drink containing a substance that causes unconsciousness → US sl.
1980 — PRECIOUS JUICE any alcoholic drink → US students’ sl.
1980 — SKOP a kick from a drink → S. Afr. sl.
1980 — UP LARGE heavy drinking → NZ sl.
1982 — BACK a drink taken immediately after another, a ‘chaser’ → US sl.
1982 — MOCKTAIL a non-alcoholic drink → US sl.
1983 — ONE FOR THE STREET a last drink, before starting a journey or leaving → Aust. sl.
1985 — FOG DRAM a drink taken as protection against fog, like one taken as protection from snakebite → US (Bk.)
1985 — SKOOSH a carbonated soft drink → Sc. sl.
1985 — SWALLY a drink; a drinking session → Sc. sl.
1988 — BENDER MENDER a hangover cure, esp. a stiff drink → Sc. sl.
1988 — DEVIL’S KINDLING WOOD soda of any kind → Amer. dial.
1988 — SILVER BULLET a martini → US sl.
1990 — FRI-HIGH-DAY a day devoted to drinking → African-American teen sl.
1990 — KNACKER DRINKING drinking alcohol in the open air → Irish sl.
1990 — MICKEY FINN a drink containing chloral hydrate; a drink containing a fast-acting laxative → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1990 — SHOT IN THE ARM a drink of alcohol/liquor → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1990 — WALLY GROUT one’s turn to buy a round of drinks → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘shout’
1991 — POTOMANIA an excessive tendency to drink alcoholic beverages → (Bk.)
1991 — STAY-HOME SAUCE drink made with ingredients believed to instil sexual fidelity or attraction → Guyana
1992 — SIR WALTER SCOTT a pint ‘pot’; a pint glass → UK rhyming sl.
1993 — SWIFTIE → SWIFTY an alcoholic drink, intended to be consumed quickly → Brit. colloq.
1995 — QUIETIE a quiet drink → Aust. sl.
1996 — CURER an alcoholic drink taken to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover → Sc. sl.
1996 — SILLYWATTER an alcoholic drink, esp. in reference to a drinker’s foolish behaviour → Sc. sl.
1997 — AFTERS the after-effects of too much alcohol → Irish sl.
1997 — SLURPAGE a beverage → US sl.
1998 — AUSSIE HAKA → AUSTRALIAN HAKA a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one’s pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home → NZ sl.
1998 — BUZZMAKER a particularly potent mixed drink, often a shooter → sl. (Bk.)
1999 — EMU’S BREAKFAST a drink and a good look around → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 — WALLY GROUT a shout (drink) → Aust. rhyming sl. (Bk.)
2000 — LASH-UP a heavy drinking session → UK sl.
2000 — PUKE drink that is repulsive → sl.
2000 — TAR BABY Coca-Cola → Amer. dial.
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.
2001 — GUN-SHOT a single measure of chilled After Shock™ cinnamon or peppermint liqueur imbibed through a straw in a single action → UK sl.
2002 — EDNA (EVERAGE) a drink → UK rhyming sl. for ‘beverage’
2002 — SALVADOR (DALI) a drink → Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘swally’
2003 — DRUNKATHON a session of excessive drinking → UK sl.
2006 — BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS the first alcoholic drink of the day, taken in the morning, instead of breakfast → US students’ sl.
2006 — COFFIN NAIL a drink of alcohol/liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — COFFIN TACK a drink of alcohol/liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — DRINKAGE a drinking; drinks → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — DRINKIES drinks; liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — DRINKYPOO a little drink of liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — HOGWASH bad food or drink → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — HOOTER a drink of liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – MIXED DRINK
1611 — BALDERDASH milk and beer, beer and wine, or brandy and mineral water, which, while duly consumed, was generally considered unpleasant → sl.
1656 — RAMBOOZE → RAMBUZE eggs, ale, wine, and sugar, but in summer made of milk, wine, sugar and rose water → obs.
..18C — CALABOGUS → CALLIBOGUS rum, spruce beer, and molasses
1757 — SALLIVOCUS a punch made of an equal proportion of wine and spirits → Sc. obs.
..E19 — FLANNEL grog, punch, or gin-twist with a dash of beer → sl.
1814 — OLD MAN’S MILK cream, eggs, sugar, and whisky → Sc.
1835 — MAHOGANY gin and treacle → Eng. dial.
.M19 — CATHERINE HAYES claret, sugar, and nutmeg/orange → Aust.
.M19 — MADAME BISHOP port, sugar, and nutmeg → Aust. sl.
.M19 — SAMPSON → SAMSON brandy, cider, sugar and water → sl.
.M19 — WARM WITH warm spirits and water with sugar → sl.
1853 — BADMINTON claret, sugar, and soda-water, a cooling summer drink
1860 — LARKIN a very strong spiced punch → Anglo-Indian
1876 — LACED-CUP tea or coffee mixed with spirits → Eng. dial.
1877 — DEADBEAT ginger-soda and whisky, taken by hard drinkers after a night’s carousal → US sl.
..L19 — EARLY PURL hot beer and gin
..L19 — KING’S PEG champagne mixed with brandy → sl.
..20C — FLATLINER sambuca, tequila and Tabasco sauce → colloq.
..20C — GIN AND IT gin and Italian vermouth → sl.
..20C — MOOSE MILK milk and eggs and usually rum → Can.
..E20 — RED BIDDY methylated spirits and cheap red wine
1909 — HORSE’S NECK ginger ale flavoured with lemon peel, sometimes with whisky added → US
1930 — PARLOUR FULL OF RAZORS claret and lemonade → US sl.
1940 — SETUP whisky, ice, and chaser served in a barroom → African-American sl.
1944 — MOSCOW MULE vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer, traditionally served in a copper mug
1945 — BATTERY ACID grapefruit juice or sour lemonade → US sl.
1966 — HALF-AND-HALF half beer and half tomato juice → Amer. sl.
1970 — SUICIDE one part Coca Cola, one part Dr. Pepper, and one part orange → US sl. (Bk.)
1980 — KAFFIR TAXI brandy plus Coca-Cola or some other sweet fizzy drink → S. Afr. sl.
1984 — ANGEL’S TIT heavy cream on dark creme de cacao and topping it with a cherry → Amer. sl.
1984 — PANTHER SWEAT surgical spirit and Italian vermouth mixed as a potent drink → Brit. sl.
1987 — CALGARY REDEYE tomato juice and beer → Can. sl.
1988 — SILVER BULLET a martini → US sl.
2001 — GUN-SHOT a single measure of chilled After Shock™ cinnamon or peppermint liqueur imbibed through a straw in a single action → UK sl.
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