WINE
ADJECTIVES
► BACCHANT wine-loving → 1800
► BANQUET a wine-drinking carousal → 1535 obs.
► BLUE WINE homemade wine from concord grapes → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BUTTERY of wine: having a rich, creamy flavour or smoothness similar to that of butter → 1979
► CHATEAUED very drunk on wine → 1980s society sl.
► DUSTY of wine: containing sediment → 1886
► FAT of wine or ale: fruity, full-bodied, sugary → 1609 obs.
► GLUGGABLE of wine: easy and pleasant to drink → colloq.
► GRAPE SHOT alcohol intoxicated; drunk on wine → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GREEN of oil and wine: unmatured, not mellowed by keeping; also, fresh, not rank or stale → 1483 obs.
► IN THE GRIP OF THE GRAPE drunk on wine → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► INVINATE embodied or included in wine → M16 obs. rare
► LUSTY of beer or wine: strong, powerful → a1640 obs.
► MUDDLED of wine: thick → 1717 obs.
► MUSCATELLINE resembling muscatel wine → 1673 obs.
► MUSTULENT intoxicated by wine → 1611 humorous usage, obs.
► OENOPOETIC pert. to wine-making → 1894
► PRICKED of wine, beer, etc. – turned or turning sour or vinegary → 1600
► QUALLY of wine: turbid, cloudy → a1700 obs. rare
► QUICK of wine and other liquors: brisk, effervescent → 1620 obs.
► RACY ► RAZY of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality → 1654
► SILKEN of wine: mellow, silky → a1704
► SKINKING supplying with wine → 1582
► SMALL of low alcoholic strength: said of ale, wine, etc. → 1420
► SMIRKING of wine, etc.: sparkling → 1648 obs.
► SPRIGHTLY of a drink, esp. wine: invigorating, vibrant → 1600
► SPRITZIG of wine: slightly sparkling → 1950
► SPRITZY effervescent, fizzy, bubbly; of a wine: slightly sparkling → 1931
► VINOMADEFIED soaked with wine → 1652
NOUNS
► ABO’S HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine → 2000s Aust. sl.
► ADDLE the dry lees of wine → 1731
► ANGEL DRINK a wine made from marijuana → 1980 sl.
► ATOM-BOMBO strong, cheap wine → 1940s Aust. sl.
► BACCHUS wine or intoxicating liquor personified → c1640 obs.
► BACCHUS’ DEW the juice of the grape, wine, or other fermented or distilled drink → 1559
► BACCHUS OIL spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc. → 1714 Sc.
► BAMBOO JUICE wine → World War II Amer. sl.
► BATTERY ACID cheap cask white wine → 20C Aust. sl.
► BELLY WASHER a nickname for wine → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BERRIES, THE wine → 1980s African-American sl.
► BIG MAN a gallon of wine → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BLACK WINE port wine → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLOOD red wine → 1966 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
► BLOOM the perfume exhaled from wine, bouquet → 1888
► BOMBO cheap wine, often fortified → 1942 Aust. sl.
► BUB champagne or sparkling wine → 2008 African-American sl.
► BULL’S-EYE a glass of port → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► CABS wines produced from ‘cabernet’ grapes → 1996 NZ sl.
► CAB SAV cabernet sauvignon wine → 1990 Aust. & NZ sl.
► CALCATORY a winepress, where the grapes are trodden → c1420 obs. rare
► CALIFORNIA COFFEE inexpensive wine → 1976 US sl.
► CALVIN KLEIN wine → 1990s rhyming sl.
► CARDINAL mulled red wine → 1861
► CHATEAU CARDBOARD ► CHATEAU DE CARDBOARD wine sold in 2.5 or 5 litre (4 1/2 – 9 pint) containers, placed in a cardboard box; cask wine → 1980s Aust. & S. Afr.
► CLEANSKIN an unlabelled bottle of wine → Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► COAL TAR wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► COCHINEAL red wine → L19 sl.
► CREEPING LUCY wine → 1965 Amer. dial., nickname
► DAGO an inferior red wine → 19C sl.
► DAGO RED Italian red wine, usually Chianti; thus, the cheap, home-produced red wine made by Italian families and merchandised, during Prohibition, by Italian gangsters → 1906 sl.
► DAGO WINE cheap red wine → 1965 Amer. dial.
► DALLY PLONK cheap wine manufactured by Dalmatian (i.e. Balkan) settlers → 1950s NZ sl.
► DARK cheap red wine → 1950s Aust. sl.
► DUCK inexpensive wine → 1972 US sl.
► EBULUM elderberry wine → 1713 obs.
► ELBOW the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle → 1877 Eng. dial.
► ENOMANIA a mania for wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► ENOPHILY the love of wine; connoisseurship concerning wines → 1991 (Bk.)
► ENOPHOBIA a dislike of wine; hatred for wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► EYE LOTION wine available only in a small quantity → 1943 sl. rare
► FOGRAM wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor → 1867 nautical sl.
► FOURPENNY DARK cheap wine (orig. as served in a miniature mug with a handle) → 1955 Aust. sl.
► GARDEVIN ► GARDEVINE ► GARDYVEEN a wine bottle; a square bottle, generally holding two quarts → 1763 Sc. obs.
► GHETTO WINE cheap alcohol, esp. wine or malt liquor → 1997 African-American sl.
► GOON cheap cask wine → 2012 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► GRAPE ► GRAPES champagne; wine → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GRAPES OF WRATH wine → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GUTROT cheap wine or spirits; inferior liquor → 1910s sl.
► HAFFIE a half bottle of spirits or wine → 1970s S. Afr. sl.
► HALF-AND-HALF a mixture of wine and whisky → E19 sl.
► HANDBAG any form of boxed rather than bottled wine → 2000s Aust. sl.
► HAPPY JUICE liquor, beer, and wine → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HORSE’S PISS cheap cask white wine → 20C Aust. sl.
► HYGROPHOBIA an abnormal fear of liquids, esp. water and wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► INK cheap red wine → World War I Amer. sl.
► JEROBOAM a very large wine-bottle → 1816
► KILL-PREACHER port wine; also whisky → L18 sl.
► KILL-PRIEST port wine; also whisky → L18 sl.
► LADY WINE a sweet wine → 1968 Amer. dial.
► LAG weak liquor or wine → 17C sl.
► LALL-SHRAUB claret, red Bordeaux → L18 Anglo-Indian
► LEGS in wine tasting: the liquid trails that cling briefly to the sides of a glass after the wine has been swirled → 1971
► LIZZIE wine from Lisbon → 1934 sl.
► LOG-JUICE a cheap port wine → M19 sl.
► LUNATIC SOUP cheap red wine → 1941 Aust. sl.
► LYAEUS a surname of Bacchus; hence, used for wine → 1602
► MAD DOG ► MAD DOG 20-20 Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine → 1974 Amer. sl.
► MAGNUM BONUM a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it → c1755 Sc.
► MICKEY a small bottle of wine → Bk1990 Amer. sl.
► MUSCADOODLE cheap muscatel wine → 1950s US sl.
► MUSKI ► MUSKY muscatel, hence any cheap wine → 1968 US sl.
► MUZZLE Moselle wine → 1853 obs.
► NECTAR any delicious wine or other drink → 1583
► NELLIE ► NELLY cheap wine → 1935 Aust. sl.
► NELLY’S DEATH cheap wine → 1935 Aust. sl.
► NELLY’S DOWNFALL cheap wine → 1955 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE the bouquet of a wine → 1936
► OENOLOGY the knowledge or study of wines → 1814
► OENOMANIA a mania or insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink → 1880
► OENOPHILY the love of wine; connoisseurship concerning wines → 1991 (Bk.)
► OENOPHOBIA a dislike of wine; hatred for wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► OIL alcohol, esp. wine → 1833 US sl.
► OINOMANIA a mania for wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► OINOPHILY the love of wine; connoisseurship concerning wines → 1991 (Bk.)
► OINOPHOBIA a dislike of wine; hatred for wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► OLD MAN’S MILK wine → 1809 sl.
► PAINT cheap red wine → 1930s Aust. sl.
► PERLAGE the tiny bubbles which form on the surface of a glass of sparkling wine, champagne, etc. → 1983
► PIMPLE AND WART port wine → L19 public-house rhyming sl.
► PINKIE ► PINKY cheap or inferior wine → 1897 sl., chiefly Aust.
► PLINK very low-quality wine → 1943 Aust. sl.
► PLONK cheap wine of an inferior quality; also, wine or alcohol of any kind → 1927 colloq., orig. Aust.
► PLUCK wine, esp. cheap white wine → 1960 Amer. sl.
► POCULATION drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor → 1837 nonce word
► POP WINE sweet wine with a low alcohol content → 20C US sl.
► PRIMEUR a wine to be drunk when new → 1775
► PUNT the indentation or hollow at the bottom of a glass bottle, esp. a wine bottle → 1862
► PURPLE DEATH a cheap red wine → 1947 sl.
► QUALLY cloudy, sour wine → L17 sl.
► RAILROAD WHISKY cheap wine, esp. Santa Fe Tokay → 1970s African-American sl.
► RED BIDDY cheap red wine; also, a drink made from wine and methylated spirit → 1928 sl.
► RED INK cheap red wine → 1919 sl., chiefly US
► RED NED cheap wine, or other similar drink → 1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
► RISE AND SHINE wine → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► RIVER TYNE wine, esp. inferior wine → 1992 US rhyming sl.
► ROUGE red wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► RUBY red wine → 1671 rare
► SALLET a measure for wine → 1600 jocular
► SATIN Italian Swiss Colony Silver Satin wine mixed with lemon juice → 1970s African-American sl.
► SCARLET RUNNER cheap red wine → 1940s Aust. sl.
► SCREECH cheap, inferior liquor; fortified wine → 1902 US sl.
► SCREW a bottle of wine → 1827 Ireland
► SHOESTRING red wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► SHORT DOG a bottle of cheap wine → 1960 US sl.
► SILK AND TWINE wine → 1920s US rhyming sl.
► SILKEN TWINE wine → Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
► SMASH alcohol; esp. applied to wine → 1959 Amer. sl.
► SNAKEBITE MEDICINE liquor, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNAKEBITE REMEDY liquor, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → 1950 Amer. dial.
► SNAKE MEDICINE liquor, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → 1865 Amer. dial.
► SNAKE REMEDY liquor, whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; occasionally, wine → 1954 Amer. dial.
► SNEAKY PETE 1. a cheap fortified wine sold in pint bottles called ‘jugs’; any cheap and inferior wine → 1940s Amer. sl.
2. marijuana mixed in wine → 1955 US sl.
► SPEEDBALL a glass of wine, specifically one strengthened with additional alcohol → 1926 US sl.
► SPRITZ of wine: the quality of being only slightly sparkling → 1935
► SPRITZIG of wine: the quality of being only slightly sparkling → 1949
► STEAM cheap wine laced with methylated spirit → 1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
► STICKY a sweet wine; a dessert wine → 1982
► STRING AND TWINE wine → 1920s US rhyming sl.
► SUCK wine or strong drink; tipple → a1700 sl. obs.
► SWIPE any homemade alcoholic beverage, as raw, inferior whisky or wine → 1962 US sl.
► TANGLEFOOT strong, homemade wine → 1986 Amer. dial.
► THIRD-RAIL ► THIRD RAIL WINE strong wine → 1926 Amer. tramps’ sl.
► ULLAGE 1. the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full → 1444
2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner → 1874 sl.
► VAPPA flat or sour wine → 1629
► VAPPE flat or sour wine → 1660 obs.
► VEENO wine, often inferior wine → 1919 sl.
► VIN BLANC ► VIN BLANK cheap white wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► VIN BLINC ► VON BLINK cheap white wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► VIN BLONG cheap white wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► VINE, THE wine → 1970s African-American sl.
► VINEGAR BLINK white wine (French ‘vin blanc’) → World War I Amer. sl.
► VIN ROUGE cheap red wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► VING BLONG cheap white wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► VINO 1. wine, often inferior wine → 1919 sl.
2. a glass of wine → 1990s Aust. sl.
► VINRUGE cheap red wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► VONBLONG cheap white wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► VONGROOGE cheap red wine → 1910s sl., orig. military
► WHITE INK white wine → World War I Amer. sl.
► WHITE VINEGAR cheap white wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► WINEACHE a hangover from wine; severe intestinal pain resulting from overindulging in wine, esp. cheap wine → 20C US sl.
► WINE OF ONE EAR good wine → 1653 obs.
► WINO wine → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ADMIRAL OF THE RED a punning term applied to a wine-bibber whose face and nose are very red → Bk1894 sl., chiefly nautical usage
► ENOPHOBE a person who dislikes wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► GRAPE a wine drunkard → 1977 US sl.
► MEROBIBE one who drinks pure wine without a mixture of water → 1727 obs.
► MISS ROMA a White wino → Bk1972 homosexual sl.
► MISSION BELL a drinker of cheap wine → Bk1962 Amer. shipbuilding usage
► MUSCATEER a drinker of cheap muscat wine → 1930s Aust. sl.
► OENOLOGIST a connoisseur in wines → 1865
► OENOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink → 1857
► OENOPHILIST a lover of wine → 1859
► OENOPHOBE a person who dislikes wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► OENOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine → 1867
► OINOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink → 1857
► OINOPHOBE a person who dislikes wine → 1991 (Bk.)
► OINOPHOBIST one who has dread of or an aversion to wine → 1867
► PLONKO someone with a taste for cheap or inferior wine → 1963 Aust. sl.
► SPANISH POUCH applied in contempt to a vintner → Bk1911
► TASTER a wine expert → Bk2000
► VIGNERON a wine grower → 1619 US
► VINIPOTE a wine drinker → 1623 rare
► WINE DOT a habitual drinker of cheap wine → 1940 Aust. sl.
► WINEEO a wino → 1949 Amer. sl.
► WINE HEAD a drunkard who favours wine → 1962 US sl.
► WINESKIN a person who drinks great or excessive quantities of wine → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WINE SNOB a man who uses a knowledge of wine, often imperfect, to impress others with a sense of his superiority → 1951
► WINO a habitual excessive drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol, esp. one who is destitute → 1915 sl., orig. US
VERBS
► BELT THE GRAPE to drink wine or liquor heavily and become intoxicated → Bk2006 US sl.
► CRUSH A CUP OF WINE to drink, quaff, ‘discuss’ it → 1597
► DAMASK to warm wine → L17 sl.
► DRINK OUT OF THE ISLAND to drink out of a wine bottle (the island being the rising bottom of a wine bottle) → Bk1896 sl.
► LAG to water down or adulterate wine or spirits → 16C sl.
► PRICK of wine, beer, etc.: to turn sour or vinegar → 1594 obs.
► SUCK THE MONKEY to drink wine or spirits from a cask (esp. surreptitiously) through a straw or tube inserted in a small hole; to drink wine from the bottle; hence, to tipple → 1785
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