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DRINK - DRINKING

DRINK, DRINKING - adjectives (also see ALCOHOL, DRINKING SPREE)
• ANTI-SALOON opposed to the existence of drinking saloons ...1888 US
• AT IT drinking heavily ...M19 sl.
• AT LIQUOR drinking ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BACK of a drink: as a chaser, as in 'with a beer back' ...1982 Amer. sl.
• BARLEY-SICK sick from excessive drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEER-BRUSSEN corpulent from drinking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIBACIOUS given to drinking ...L17
• BIBBLING drinking ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BIBITORY * pertaining to drinking or tippling ...1696
• BIBULOUS relating to drink ...E19
• BUVABLE †* drinkable ...1480
• CRAPULOUS 1. characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
2. suffering from the effects of intemperance in drinking; sick from excessive drinking ...1755
• ELEGANT of food and drink: excellent, first-rate ...1848
• GUZZLING drinking heavily ...M17
• HITTING IT UP drinking heavily ...L19 US sl.
• ILL AS A HORNET said of a person who's been on a 'drunk' or had a bad night of any kind ...1939 Amer. dial.
• LACED of a drink: mixed or combined with something ...17C sl.
• LIGHT unable to consume large quantities of drink and/or drugs ...1990s US sl.
• MAIN † of drink: potent'; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent ...a1300
• MALT-INSPIRED inspired by drink ...1838 Eng. dial.
• MARKET-FRESH lively and excited with drink; somewhat intoxicated ...1894 Eng. dial.
• MARKET-FUDDLED lively and excited with drink; somewhat intoxicated ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MARKET-MERRY lively and excited with drink; somewhat intoxicated ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MARKET-PEART lively and excited with drink; somewhat intoxicated ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MAWKISH slightly indisposed; faint; sick from drinking ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELTED having expended all one's money on drink ...20C sl.
• NASE † of liquor: intoxicating ...a1550 cant
• NAUGHT bad in condition or quality; not good for eating or drinking ...1588
• NAUGHTY * of articles of food or drink: of bad quality, in bad condition ...1535
• NICE feeling well, happy, at one with the world, esp. as a result of taking drugs or drink ...1940s US Black sl.
• OFF happy, elated, enjoying the positive effects of drugs or drink ...1960s sl.
• OFF ONE'S PONY in a state of collapse from excessive drinking ...1960s US sl.
• ON drunk, tipsy; engaged in drinking ...1802 sl.
• ON A BUST drinking heavily ...M19 sl.
• ON A BUSTER drinking heavily ...M19 sl.
• ON A SKATE drinking heavily ...20C sl.
• ON THE BOTTLE given to drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE HOPS on a drinking bout ...c1920 sl.
• ON THE OIL drinking alcohol ...M19 sl.
• ON THE SAUCE drinking regularly; drinking in the manner of an alcoholic ...M20 US sl.
• ON THE SCOOT on a drinking spree ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ON THE SHICKER on a heavy drinking session ...1901 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ON THE SKITE on a drinking spree ...1869 Sc.
• ON THE TILES on a spree ...1887 sl.
• ON THE TURPS drinking alcohol, esp. beer ...1865 Aust. sl.
• OPEN-THROPPLED thirsty, ever ready to drink ...1839 Eng. dial.
• ORGIAC involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1890
• ORGIASTICAL * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...a1871
• ORGIC * involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ....1789
• POCULENT †* fit for drinking, furnishing drink, drinkable ...1626
• POTATIVE * addicted to drink; bibulous ...1737
• POTATORY given to drinking; fit for drinking; drinkable ...1827
• POTORIOUS †* drinking, abounding with drink ...1656
• POT-SURE † thoroughly sure; full of confidence and boldness through drinking ...1648
• QUAFFY † of the nature of quaffing ...1582
• RAFFING drinking, carousing ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RANDY disorderly, disreputable, given to drink ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMISHED confused or excited with drink ...1791 Sc.
• REVEREND of drink: pure, unadulterated ...1837 Amer. dial.
• SAPPIE given up to liquor, bibulous, drinking to excess ...1807 Sc.
• SAPPY given up to liquor, bibulous, drinking to excess ...1807 Sc.
• SKINKING adj. serving liquor ...1592 arch.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial. online
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ALONE of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1861 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK BY ITSELF of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OFF of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial. online
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ON of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ON ITS HANDS of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1915 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OUT OF THE CUP of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OUT OF THE POT of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK UP A HILL BACKWARDS of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK UP HILL of food or drink, esp. coffee: very strong-flavoured ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SUPERNACULAR of drink/liquor: of first-rate quality, very good, excellent ...1848
• TABERNARIOUS †* belonging to shops or taverns ...1656
• TROUBLED WITH A MALT-SUCKER having an insatiable craving for drink ...Bk1905 Eng, dial.
• UPSY-FRIESY addicted to drinking deeply; alcoholic ...1622
• WABBLIE of liquid food or drink: wishy-washy, thin ...1949 Sc.
• WAT given to intemperance in drink ...B1900 Sc.
• ZOOTED under the influence of drink or drugs ...1980s US college sl.
• ZOOTED UP under the influence of drink or drugs ...1980s US college sl.
 
DRINK, DRINKING, UNMIXED WITH WATER, ICE - adjectives
• 'AH! DON'T MINGLE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• AS IT CAME FROM ITS MOTHER of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• BALD-FACED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• BARE-FOOTED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• CLEAN FROM THE STILL of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• COLD-WITHOUT of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• IN A STATE OF NATURE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
​• NAKED of drinks: unmixed with water ...1850 colloq.
• NEAT of drinks: unmixed with water ...1596 colloq.
• NEAT AS IMPORTED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• ON THE ROCKS of a drink: served undiluted with ice ...colloq.
• OUT OF THE BARREL of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• PLAIN of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• PRIMITIVE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• PURE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• RAW of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• RAW RECRUIT of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• REVEREND of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• SIMPLEX MUNDITIS of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• STARK-NAKED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• STRAIGHT of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• STRIPPED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNALLOYED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNCORRUPTED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNMARRIED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNSOPHISTICATED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNTEMPERED of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• VIRGIN of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• WITHOUT A SHIRT of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
 
DRINK - adverbs
• ABOARD of food or, esp. drink: in one's stomach ...1833 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
 
DRINK - nouns (also see DRINKING below)
• A.B.F. the last drink of a session (Absolutely Bloody Final) ...1910s sl.
• A-BOMB an alcoholic mixed drink ...1945 Amer. sl.
• ACKER FORTIS very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• ACKIE FORTIS very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• A.D. a drink ...L19 UK society sl.
• AGGIE FORTIS very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• AGUR FORTY very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• ALDERMAN LUSHINGTON intoxicating drink ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• ALLEVIATOR a drink ...B1846 Eng. sl.
• 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 ...M19 sl.
• ANTIFOGMATIC(K) any alcoholic drink taken, usually in the morning, supposedly to counteract the bad effects of fog or dampness ...1789 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS WATER a term of contempt for a drink served at a picnic ...1951 Amer. dial.
• AUSSIE 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 ...1998 NZ sl.
• 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 ...1998 NZ sl.
• BABY a bottle or glass of liquor ...1853
• BABY AND NURSE a small bottle of soda water with twopenny worth of spirits ...M19 sl.
• BACK a drink taken immediately after another, a 'chaser' ...1982 US sl.
• BACK-HANDER a drink taken out of turn or an extra drink taken while the decanter circulates ...M19 sl.
• BAG AND BOTTLE food and drink ...17C Eng. colloq.
​• BALDERDASH 1. any adulterated or mixed drink, typically milk and beer, beer and wine, brandy and mineral water, which, while duly consumed, was generally considered unpleasant ...1611 sl.
2. weak, washy drink ...1854 Eng. dial.
• BALL a glass of whisky or other liquor ...1866 US sl.
• BALLOON JUICE soda water ...L19 Brit. sl.
• BELLY-VENGEANCE sour drink; sour ale, cider, wine, etc.; very weak , sour beer ...1826 Eng. dial.
• BELLY WASH 1. a weak or bad drink, usually alcoholic ...1889 Amer. dial.
2. a soft drink ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BELLY WASHER a soft drink ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BELT a drink or shot of alcohol ...20C US colloq.
• BELVE a gulp, a draught ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEND a draught of liquor ...1727 Sc.
• BENDER MENDER a hangover cure, esp. a stiff drink ...1988 Sc. sl.
• BENE BOUSE drink; literally, good liquor ...M16 sl.
• BENE BOWSE drink; literally, good liquor ...M16 sl.
• BEVER any drink ...1851 Eng. dial.
• BEVIE a drink; usually applied specifically to a drink of beer ...1889 Brit. sl.
• BEVVY a drink, esp. of beer or other alcoholic liquor ...1889 sl.
• BEVY a drink, esp. of beer or other alcoholic liquor ...1889 sl.
• BIB a small drink; a sip; a small quantity of food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIBBLE tipple, drink, beverage ...19C Eng. dial.
• BIRLING a feast, a carousal; a drinking-match in which the drink is clubbed for ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BIT O' BLINK drink ...L19 rhyming sl.
• BLACK BOTTLE a poisonous drink ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BLACK DRAUGHT a poisonous drink ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BLAST a drink of liquor ...1866 Amer. sl.
• BLAWN-DRINK the remainder of drink in a glass of which one or more have partaken, and which has frequently been breathed on ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOCK AND TACKLE a very strong drink ...1930s US sl.
• BLOCKBUSTER an intoxicating drink ...1940s sl.
• BOOSE drink, a draught ...1732 colloq.
• BOOZE drink, a draught ...1732 colloq.
• BOUSE drink, liquor ...1567 colloq.
• BOUVRAGE drink, beverage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSE drink, liquor ...1567 colloq.
• BRACER a drink taken to brace one up ...1829 US
• BREAK-DOWN a measure of liquor ...c1850 Aust. sl.
• BREAKY-LEG strong drink; whisky ...c1860 sl.
• BUB † drink, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor ...1671 cant
• BUCK LOAD a large shot of liquor ...1846 Amer. dial.
• BUG JUICE a soft drink, esp. (later) an instant fruit drink ...1889 sl.
• BUZZ BOMB a strong cocktail ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BUZZMAKER a particularly potent mixed drink, often a shooter ...Bk1998 sl.
• CALL the first feelings that follow drinking an alcoholic drink ...1960s sl.
• CAMOUFLAGE COCKTAIL a cocktail designed to hide the poor-quality liquor of the Prohibition era ...1930s US Black sl.
• CANADOE a drink ...E17 sl.
• CAROUSE † a cupful drunk 'all out', a full draught of liquor, a full bumper to one's health, a toast ...1594
• CAT-BLASH a weak, worthless drink; any thin liquid, as weak tea ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAULKER a drink of liquor ...1851 Amer. dial.
• CHASER a drink taken after another - orig. a weak drink after spirits, but latterly also spirits after a weak drink ...1897 sl., orig. US
• CHASSE 1. a cup of coffee that accompanies a shot of spirits, usually whisky ...M19 sl.
2. a liqueur taken after or with coffee ...M19 sl.
• CHAT methylated spirits as drunk by alcoholics ...1930s Irish sl.
• CHOKE-DOG bad food or drink; a wretched substance which would choke a dog; a strong variety of home-distilled liquor ...E19 US sl.
• CIRCUS WATER iced drinks served with meals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CURER an alcoholic drink taken to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover ...1996 Sc. sl.
• DAMP a drink; a 'wetting' ...1837 sl.
• DANNIE a drink of liquor ...20C sl.
• DASH-AN-DARRAS the stirrup-glass, parting cup ...1810 Eng. dial.
• DESIRES OF THE FLESH food, drink, and sex, usually the latter ...euphemism
• DEVIL'S KINDLING WOOD soda of any kind ...1988 Amer. dial.
• DICK SMITH a lone drinker, a drink taken alone; one who does not buy drinks for others, or who depends on others to buy them; a stingy or solitary person ....1876 Amer. dial.
• DIDDLE alcoholic drink, esp. gin ...E18 sl.
• DISHWATER a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer ...Bk1942 Amer. dial.
• DITCHWATER a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DROP a small portion or quantity of alcoholic drink ...L17 colloq.
• DROP OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink, esp. of brandy ...19C sl.
• DUTCH COURAGE a drink taken to instil courage ...1826 sl.
• EDNA a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage' (Edna Everage)
• EDNA EVERAGE a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage'
• EDUCATED THIRST said of one who drinks champagne and fancy mixed drinks ...1968 Amer. cowboy usage
• FACE-PLASTER an alcoholic drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FAVOURITE VICE one's preferred drink ...L19 sl.
• FEARNOUGHT a drink to keep up the spirits ...1880
• FEED food or drink for human consumption ...1818 Amer. dial.
• FID a drink; a measure of alcohol ...1830 Amer. dial.
• FIZZ an effervescing drink ...1889 sl.
• FLASH a portion; a drink ...Bk1893
• FOGMATIC a drink of liquor ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FROSTY NAIL a dram, drink, probably originally one taken on a cold day ...1783 Sc.
• FUDDLE a drink of alcohol ...17C Brit. sl.
• FUZZLE beverage, drink ......B1900 Sc.
• GAGE a quart pot of drink; a pint ...c1440 sl.
• GAGE OF BOWSE † a quart pot of drink ...1566 UK sl.
• GARBAGE cocktail garnishes ...1908 US sl.
• GARGLE alcohol; a drink of alcohol ...1889 US sl.
• GEEZER a drink of alcohol; strong alcoholic drink ...E20 US sl.
• GIGGLE JUICE any alcoholic drink, esp. champagne ...1929 Amer. sl.
• GOLLY-WHOPPER drink ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GROWN-MAN'S DOSE a very large drink; much liquor ...c1860 colloq.
• GRUB AND BUB food and drink of any kind ...c1750 sl.
• GUNPOWDER a fiery drink ...c1755 sl.
• GUT-BRACER a strong alcoholic drink ...1940s US sl.
• GUT-BURNER a strong or bracing alcoholic drink ...1940s US sl.
• GUT-HEATER a slug of whisky; a strong or bracing drink of liquor ...1940s Amer. sl.
• GUT-ROT poor-quality drink; inferior liquor ...1916 sl.
• GUT-WARMER a strong or bracing drink of liquor; whisky ...a1944 Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE a drink ...18C US sl.
• HACKNEY MARSH a glass of alcohol ...20C rhyming sl.
• HAILSTORM any cocktail made with crushed ice ...M19 US sl.
• HAIR OF THE DOG an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• HAIRY BUFFALO a strong mixed alcoholic drink, esp. when used to relax the inhibitions of women at parties ...1960s US sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF a drink made of half beer and half tomato juice ...1966 Amer. sl.
• HAPPY HOUR a period, usually in the early evening, during which drinks are sold at reduced prices ...1934 sl., orig. US
• HEADACHE-WINE a drink made of the petals of the poppy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEART-STARTER the first alcoholic drink of the day ...1960s Aust. sl.
• HEARTY strong drink ...M19 sl.
• HE-MAN DRINK a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH ONE a large drink ...L19 US sl.
• HOOCH poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits ...1897 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• HOOPENSOCKER a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1933 Amer. dial.
• HOOTCH poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits ...1897 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• HORN a drink ...18C sl.
• ICE-CREAM an alcoholic drink ...1980s US college sl.
• IRISH COCKTAIL a drink containing a substance that causes unconsciousness ...1980s US sl.
• IRRIGATION the provision or consumption of alcoholic beverages ...1856 Amer. dial.
• JACK SMITHERS a drink taken by a man alone ...c1900 Aust. sl.
• JAG a fill of drink ...1678 Eng. dial.
• JOHNNY WARDER a drink that is taken by oneself ...1910s Aust. sl.
• JOLT a drink of spirits ...1904 sl., chiefly US
• KETTLE TEA a drink make of hot water, usually with milk and sugar ...1906 Amer. dial.
• KILL-GRIEF any strong alcoholic drink ...E18 Brit. sl.
• KING KONG poor-quality drink ...1946 US sl.
• LACED-CUP tea or coffee mixed with spirits ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S WAIST the drink served in a slender beer glass with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LAP 1. any weak beverage or thin liquid food ...1567 sl.
  2. drink, liquor in general ...1618 sl.
• LEAF OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink, esp. of brandy ...19C sl.
• LIQUID LUNCH a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed ...1970 sl.
• LOAD a large amount of alcohol drunk ...1598 sl.
• LOAD-ON sufficient liquor to cause intoxication ...1927 US sl.
• LONESOME a private or surreptitious drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DRAG a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DRINK a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits ...M19 sl.
• LONG ONE a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG PULL a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-SLEEVER a tall glass; also, a drink contained in this ...1879 Aust. sl.
• LOTION a drink, rarely of aught but liquor, and esp. of gin ...1876 sl.
• LOUNCE a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
• LOWNCE a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
• LUBE a drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
• LUNATIC SOUP poor-quality drink ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LUSH a drink ...M19 sl.
• LUSHO a drink ...M19 sl.
• MADDLE-BRAIN strong drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGISTRATE'S COURT a measure of spirits, as bought in a public house ...20C rhyming sl. for 'short'
• MAID'S WATER any weak drink, esp. tea ...L19 Aust. sl.
• MALT AND MEAL food and drink ...1861 Sc.
• MALT PIE † drink, liquor ...1600 jocular
• MAN-SIZED ORDER a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MANTLE † the foam that covers the surface of liquor ...1601
• MARKET-NITCH the amount of ale or spirits indulged in after market ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MEAT AND MALT food and drink ...1892 Sc.
• MEDICINE drink ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MERIDIAN a midday drink ...1804 Sc.
• MICKEY FINN a drink containing chloral hydrate; a drink containing a fast-acting laxative ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLING SLIPPY THROPPLE, A a constant readiness to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIXOLOGY mixing cocktails ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MOCKTAIL a nonalcoholic drink ...1982 US sl.
• MOOSE MILK an alcoholic drink ...1957 Can. sl.
• MORNIN'S MORNIN a morning drink ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUCK any unpleasant, vile, or disgusting thing to eat or drink ...1882 UK sl.
• MUCK-A-MUCK food, drink ...M19 US sl.
• MUG-UP a snack; a meal, a drink ...1933 sl., chiefly Can. & nautical
• NAG a sour taste; an unpleasant flavour; generally said of liquor ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAIL IN ONE'S COFFIN a drink ...1823 sl.
• NANNY GOAT a drink ...M19 Aust. sl.
• NATURAL a Seven-Up™ soda ...1967 US sl.
• NECK-OIL drink ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECTAR any delicious wine or other drink ...1583
• NERVER a bracing drink' a 'pick-me-up' ...L19 sl.
• NIGHTCAP the final alcoholic drink of the night ...1818 Brit. sl.
• NIP a small drink whisky or other liquor...1869 sl.
• NOBBLER a drink or glass of spirits ...1842 Aust. sl.
• NOSE PAINT any alcoholic drink ...1880 UK sl. (from its effect on the colour of a serious drinker's nose)
• NOT A BAD DROP an enjoyable flavoursome alcoholic drink ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• OFFICE COPY, THE a second or return drink ...1946 naval sl.
• OKUM-SNIFFY a small but strong glass of hot grog ...1873 Eng. dial.
• ONE FOR THE BITUMEN a last drink, before starting a journey or leaving ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ONE FOR THE DITCH a final drink, acknowledging the perils of drunken driving ...1960s US sl.
• ONE FOR THE ROAD a last alcoholic drink before beginning a journey ...1943 sl.
• ORGIA convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...1570-6
• ORGIACS convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...a1859
• ORGION †* a convivial occasion involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1613
• OTHER HALF, THE a second or return drink ...1922 sl., orig. naval usage
• PACKAGE a drink ...L19 sl.
• PAINKILLER any alcoholic drink ...20C US sl.
• PAINT REMOVER cheap, strong whisky or another drink ...20C sl., orig. US
• PAINT-STRIPPER an alcoholic drink of inordinate strength and fierceness ...20C sl.
• PARALYSER a strong drink...1910s Aust. sl.
• PECK AND BOOZE meat and drink ...18C sl.
• PECK AND TIPPLE meat and drink ...19C sl.
• PEEVE drink; alcoholic liquor ...20C market-traders' sl.
• PEG a drink, esp. of brandy and soda water ...1860 Anglo-Indian
• PEN AND INK a drink ...1963 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• PINK-EYE poor-quality drink ...1900 sl., chiefly Aust. & Can.
• PONY a small glass or measure of alcohol ...1849 sl.
• POP an effervescing drink ...1812 sl.
• POPSKULL poor-quality drink; illicitly distilled whisky ...1867 Amer. sl.
• PUKE any food or drink that is repulsive ...sl.
• PULL a gulp of a drink, a puff on a cigarette, etc. ...1575 sl.
• QUAFF a deep draught ...1579
• QUANTUM a drink ...L18 sl.
• QUASIMODO soda ...20C rhyming sl. (Cockney pronunciation)
• QUENCHER a drink ...M19 sl.
• QUICKIE a quickly consumed alcoholic drink ...1940s colloq.
• QUICK ONE a drink intended to be taken quickly ...1928 sl.
• QUIETIE a quiet drink ...1995 Aust. sl.
• QUIET ONE a private or surreptitious drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RASHER OF BACON a fiery drink ...M18 sl.
• REFILL a second or further drink ...1929 sl.
• REFRESHER a drink ...1872 sl.
• REGMAKER a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up ...S. Afr.
• REPOSER a final drink, a nightcap ...Bk1903 sl.
• REVELATION a drink ...E19 Amer. sl.
• REVIVER a drink ...1876 sl.
• RINSE any sort of potable ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIVER, THE strong drink ...1930 UK rhyming sl. for 'booze' (River Ooze)
• RIVER OOZE strong drink ...1930 UK rhyming sl. for 'booze'
• RIVER OUSE strong drink ...1930 UK rhyming sl. for 'booze'
• ROSIN alcoholic drink ...M18 sl.
• ROSINER a stiff drink of spirits ...1932 Irish & Aust. sl.
• ROT-GUT poor-quality drink ...1633 sl.
• RUBBER DRINK a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUM LAP strong drink of any sort ...1725 sl.
• RUM-SUCK excellent tipple ...Bk1904 cant
• SALVADOR a drink ...2002 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'swally' (Salvador Dali)
• SALVADOR DALI a drink ...2002 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'swally'
• SAME AGAIN 1. 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 ...1930s sl.
2. the third drink of a session ...1930s sl.
• SAP liquid of any sort, esp. milk or beer, taken with solid food ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALCH a morning drink ...1773 Sc.
• SCALCK a morning dram of spirits ...1773 Sc.
• SCALD any hot drink, esp. tea ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOFF a large draught of liquor ...a1838 Sc.
• SCOOP a draught of any liquor ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCHMAN'S SHOUT a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOTCH MUFFLER a drink of liquor, esp. of whisky, as keeping one warm ...1969 Sc.
• SCOTCH SHOUT a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOUR a hearty draught; a large dose of intoxicating liquor ...1724 Sc.
• SCRAP IRON poor-quality drink ...1942 US sl.
• SCREECH poor-quality drink ...1902 Amer. sl.
• SET-UP the glass, ice, soda, etc. required for mixing a drink, as served to customers who supply their own spirits in unlicensed premises ...1930 US sl.
• SHANT a drink, esp. an alcoholic one ...M19 sl.
• SHERBET a drink ...1890 sl.
• SHICKER a drink ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIKER a drink ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIKKER a drink ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHOOTER a measure or drink of spirits, esp. whisky ...1971 US sl.
• SHORTIE a small drink of spirits ...1931 sl., orig. US
• SHORTY a small drink of spirits ...1931 sl., orig. US
• SHOT IN THE ARM a drink of liquor ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• SICER † intoxicating liquor, strong drink ...a1300
• SILLY MILK any alcoholic drink ...E20 US sl.
• SILLYWATTER any alcoholic drink, esp. in reference to a drinker's foolish behaviour ...1996 Sc. sl.
• SKALK a morning dram of spirits ...1773 Sc.
• SKILLY an insipid beverage, esp. coffee or tea ...1927 sl.
• SKINFUL as much as anyone can drink ...1824
• SKINK drink, liquor; used contemptuously ...1824 Sc.
• SKOP a thrill; a kick from a drink or drug ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• SLUG a drink of spirits ...1762 sl., chiefly US
• SLUMGULLION any cheap, nasty, washy beverage; cheap drink ...1872 Amer.
• SMAHAN a drop to drink; a taste ...E20 Irish
• SMILE a drink of any alcoholic liquor ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SMOKE a cheap drink based on raw alcohol, methylated spirit, solvent, etc. ...1940 US sl.
• SNAKEBITE MEDICINE whisky; any strong alcoholic drink ...20C US sl.
• SNAKE MEDICINE whisky; any strong alcoholic drink  ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNEAKER a private or surreptitious drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNIFTER a small drink of alcoholic liquor; hence, a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits ...1844 US
• SNOOT FULL one's intoxicating fill of liquor; enough alcohol to make you drunk ...1861 Amer. sl.
• SNORT a drink of liquor, esp. of plain whisky ...1889 Amer. sl.
• SNORTER a short drink, esp. an alcoholic one ...sl.
• SNUFF the liquor left at the bottom of a glass ...L18 sl.
• SOUL-SEARCHER a drink ...1900s sl.
• SPIDER a soft drink with ice-cream floating on it ...1941 Aust. sl.
• SPLIT 1. a drink composed of two different alcoholic liquors ...L19 sl.
2. a half-glass of spirits ...1900s sl.
• SPOT a small alcoholic drink ...1885 sl.
• STAY-HOME SAUCE food or drink made with ingredients believed to instil sexual fidelity or attraction ...1991 Guyana
• STIFFENER a drink ...1864 sl., orig. Aust.
• SUCK 1. a small draught of liquid; a drink, a sip ...1625
† 2. wine or strong drink; tipple ...a1700 sl.
• SUCKERDOM the world of topers ...1862 sl.
• SUNDOWNER an alcoholic drink taken at sunset ...1909 sl., orig. African English
• SUP drink ...a1810 Eng. dial.
• SWIZZLE drink ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TACK drink ...L19 sl.
• TACKLE victuals; food or drink ...1857 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TACKLING food or drink ...Bl1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKING food or drink ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TALL ONE a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TANGLEFOOT any alcoholic drink ...M19 colloq.
• TANK the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer ...1936 sl.
• TAR BABY Coca-Cola ...2000 Amer. dial.
• TASTE a drink ...1919 US sl.
• TASTER † a dram; a sip of spirits ...1788 Sc.
• THREE FINGERS IN A BATHTUB a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROAT-SEASONER a glass of spirits; a dram ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE-WET drink of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICKLER a liquor flask, esp. one holding a half-pint; a drink of liquor ...1809 Amer. dial.
• TIFF a sip or little drink of punch or other diluted liquor ...1727 colloq. or sl.
• TINCTURE a small drink of spirits ...1914 sl.
• TIPPLE alcohol; a person's habitual alcoholic drink ...1581
• TIP-TOPPER a glass filled to the very top ...1822
• TITLEY drink; generally applied to intoxicating beverages ...M19 Brit. sl.
• TOD a drink, a toddy ...1797 Amer. dial.
• TONSIL BATH a drink of an alcoholic beverage ...M20 US sl.
• TONSIL PAINT an alcoholic drink ...M20 US sl.
• TOOTHFUL a little drink, esp. alcoholic
• TOT a drink ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• WABBLE wishy-washy, tasteless liquid food or drink ...1899 Sc.
• WACK-ROWDY-DOW weak beer, broth, tea, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WAD a drink of alcohol ...1910s sl.
• WAKE-ME-UP the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
•. WAKE-UP the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
• WAKE-UP BOOST the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
• WAKE-UP HIT the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
• WAKE-UP SHOT the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
• WALLY GROUT one's turn to buy a round of drinks ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shout'
• WATER BEWITCHED weak tea, punch or any other liquor ...L17 sl.
• WET a drink ...1719 sl.
• WHITE EYE a drink consisting of alcohol and water ...1907 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCCER a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1926 Amer. dial.
• YACHT a big drink; a deep draught ...a1829 Sc.
• YANKEE SHOUT a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• YARK a draught; a long drink; a greedy bite; used of an indefinite quantity ...1900 Sc.
 
DRINK, MIXED DRINK - nouns
• ANGEL'S TIT a kind of alcohol mixed drink, made by floating heavy cream on dark creme de cacao and topping it with a cherry ...1984 Amer. sl.
• BADMINTON a cooling summer drink, a mix of claret, sugar, and soda-water ...1853
• BATTERY ACID grapefruit juice or sour lemonade ...1945 US sl.
• CALABOGUS a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses ...18C Can.
• CALGARY REDEYE a drink made of tomato juice and beer ...1987 Can. sl.
• CALLIBOGUS a mixture of rum and spruce beer ...L18 US sl.
• CATHERINE HAYES a drink made of claret, sugar and nutmeg/orange ...M19 Aust.
• DEADBEAT a mixture of ginger-soda and whisky, taken by hard drinkers after a night's carousal ...1877 US sl.
• EARLY PURL a drink made of hot beer and gin ...L19
• FLANNEL grog, punch, or gin-twist with a dash of beer ...E19 sl.
• FLATLINER a cocktail containing sambuca, tequila and Tabasco sauce ...colloq.
• GIN AND IT gin and Italian vermouth ...20C sl.
• GUN-SHOT a single measure of chilled After Shock™ cinnamon or peppermint liqueur imbibed through a straw in a single action ...2001 UK sl.
• HORSE'S NECK a beverage of ginger ale flavoured with lemon peel, sometimes with whisky added ...1909 US
• KAFFIR TAXI brandy plus Coca-Cola or some other sweet fizzy drink ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• KING'S PEG a champagne cocktail, champagne mixed with brandy ...L19 sl.
• LARKIN a very strong spiced punch ...c1860 Anglo-Indian
• MADAME BISHOP a mixed drink consisting of port, sugar, and nutmeg ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MAHOGANY a drink of gin and treacle ...1835 Eng. dial.
• MOOSE MILK a mixed alcoholic drink made with ingredients such as milk and eggs and usually rum ...Can.
• MOSCOW MULE a cocktail of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer, traditionally served in a copper mug
• OLD MAN'S MILK cream, eggs, sugar, and whisky ...1814 Sc.
• PANTHER SWEAT surgical spirit and Italian vermouth mixed as a potent drink ...1984 Brit. sl.
• PARLOUR FULL OF RAZORS a drink composed of claret and lemonade ...1930s US sl.
• RAMBOOZE † a drink commonly made of eggs, ale, wine, and sugar, but in summer made of milk, wine, sugar and rose water ...1656
• RAMBUZE † a drink commonly made of eggs, ale, wine, and sugar, but in summer made of milk, wine, sugar and rose water ...1656
• RED BIDDY a drink consisting of methylated spirits and cheap red wine; inferior red wine ...E20
• SALLIVOCUS † a punch made of an equal proportion of wine and spirits ...1757 Sc.
• SAMPSON a drink combining brandy, cider, sugar and water ...M19 sl.
• SAMSON a drink made of brandy, cider, sugar, and a little water ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SETUP whisky, ice, and chaser served in a barroom ...1940s US Black sl.
• SILVER BULLET a martini ...1988 US sl.
• WARM WITH a drink of warm spirits and water with sugar ...M19 sl.
 
DRINK - verbs
• ABSORB to eat or drink ...1874 Amer. sl.
• ADD A NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• ADRENCH † to provide or serve with drink ...1340
• ALKY UP to drink; to get drunk ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• BACK-HAND to drink more than one's share ...M19 sl.
• BAG to drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BAIBLE to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...1887 Sc.
• BALDERDASH to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate ...1674
• BALL OFF to buy a drink for; to treat ...1894 Amer. sl.
• BARREL to drink to excess; to consume 'barrel's of drink ...20C US sl.
• BAZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BEB to drink continuously, but in small quantities; to tipple ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BEBBLE to sip; to tipple; to drink carelessly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELCH to drink copiously ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY to eat or drink voraciously; to cram with food ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLY-CHEER † to feast luxuriously, revel; to indulge in food and drink ...1549
• BELT THE GRAPE to drink heavily ...M20 US sl.
• BELVE to drink greedily ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BEND to drink hard or greedily ...1727 Sc.
• BEND THE ELBOW to have a drink ...1823 sl.
• BENGE to drink to excess ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BE ON IT to drink alcohol ...1938 Aust. sl.
• BE ON THE RANDY to spend time in drinking and riot; to live in an immoral manner ...1893 Eng. dial.
• BEVIE to drink alcohol ...1934 Brit. sl.
• BEVVY to drink, esp. beer or other alcoholic liquor ...1934 sl.
• BEVY to drink, esp. beer or other alcoholic liquor ...1934 sl.
• BEZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BIB to drink continuously, but in small quantities; to tipple ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BIBBLE † to drink frequently, to tipple ...a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BIBULATE to bibble or tipple ...1767
• BIDE-ABOUT to be given to drinking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BINGE to drink alcohol excessively ...1854 sl.
• BIRL to drink hard; to carouse; to ply with drink ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BIRLE 1. to pour out liquor, to pass round, to ply with drink ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
  2. to drink hard, to carouse ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLASH to drink to excess ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEB to sip, to tipple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEBBER to drink hard and often ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYBE to drink much and often ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYBER to drink hard ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOZE to drink alcohol ...c1325
• BOWZE to drink hard ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEL to drink plentifully, to fuddle ...19C Sc.
• BUDGE to drink ...L17 sl.
• BUILD to prepare something to eat or drink ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BUMPERIZE † to drink bumpers ...a1794 nonce word (bumper - a cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim)
• BUNG ONE'S EYE to drink a dram; to drink heartily; to get drunk ...L18 sl.
• BUST SOME SUDS to drink some beer ...Bk1998 sl.
• CALL IN THE OTHER NAIL to go on drinking ...1865 Sc.
• CAROUSE to drink health or success to ...1583
• CARRY THE MAIL to buy drinks ...1966 Aust. sl.
• CHAPPER † to drink ...1909 London sl.
• CHASE THE CAN to drink freely at a bar ...1910s sl.
• CHEW A LONE DRINK to drink alone ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHUG to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow ...1958 sl.
• CHUGALUG to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow ...c1936 sl.
• CRACK to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
• CRACK A BOTTLE to open or drink a bottle
• CROOK ONE'S ELBOW to drink alcohol, esp. to excess ...sl.
• CROOK THE LITTLE FINGER to drink, esp. with the implication of excess ...1836 sl.,  orig. US
• CRUMP to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMP OUT to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• DADDLE AND DRINK to wander from place to place in a tippling way; also, merely to tipple; to waste one's money on drink ...1808 Sc.
• DAFFY to drink gin ...1820 sl.
• DAFFY IT to drink gin ...1820 sl.
• DAMP to take a drink ...1862 sl.
• DAMPEN THE DUST to take a drink ...M19 US sl.
• DAMP ONE'S MUG to drink ...c1835 sl.
• DAMP THE SAWDUST to drink with friends at the opening of a new tavern ...c1860 sl.
• DICK SMITH IT to drink alone; to sponge on others ...1979 Amer. dial.
• DIG IN to begin to eat or drink heartily ...1912 sl.
• DIP ONE'S BEEL to dip one's 'bill,' to drink ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DO ONE REASON to pledge in drinking ...Bk1903 sl.
• DO ONE RIGHT to pledge in drinking ...1703 sl.
• DOWN to drink alcohol rapidly ...1922 sl.
• DRINK A TIRELARIGOT † to drink hard; to drink like a fish ...1653
• DRINK HAIL † to drink wishing health and happiness to another ...c1205
• DRINK LIKE A FISH to drink alcohol excessively ...1640 sl.
• DRINK TO THE LEES to drink to the last drop ...1612
• DRINK UNDER THE TABLE to remain sober while one's drinking companions collapse into insensibility ...1921 sl.
• DRINK WITH THE FLIES to drink alone ...Aust. sl.
• DRIVE A NAIL IN ONE'S COFFIN to do anything that shortens life; spec., to drink ...1874 sl.
• DRIVE A PEG INTO ONE'S COFFIN to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• DROWN THE SHAMROCK to drink, or go drinking on St. Patrick's Day
• DUST ONE'S THROAT to take a drink ...L19 US sl.
• EAT † to drink ...1818 Amer. dial.
• EBIBE †* to drink to the dregs, to swallow completely ...1689
• FALL DOWN THE SINK to drink ...L19 rhyming sl.
• FALL OFF THE WAGON to begin drinking liquor again after a period of abstinence; also, to breach abstinence or moderation in anything ...L19 sl.
• FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON to drink heavily; usually in the context of resuming drinking after a period of abstinence ...L19 sl.
• FALL OUT to fall asleep, often when overcome by drug consumption or excessive drinking ...1884 US sl.
• FARM to drink alcohol ...1970s US college sl.
• FARM WITH THE BOTTLE to drink steadily or a great deal ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT to drink (esp. whisky), to excess ...1844 Amer. sl.
• FIRE THE ACID to drink rum ...20C W. Indies sl.
• FUDDLE to confuse with drink ...19C sl.
• GABE to drink alcohol ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GADDLE to drink greedily and hastily ...1854 Eng. dial.
• GARGLE to drink, to 'liquor up' ...1889 sl.
• GAUMP † to eat or drink greedily; to devour hurriedly; to gulp ...1805 Sc.
• GET A LOAD ON to drink a lot of alcohol ...1598 sl.
• GET A SPARK UP to raise one's spirits by drinking alcohol ...1939 NZ sl.
• GLUP to drink or eat too fast ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO ON THE BUST to go on a drinking bout ...1764 US
• GO ON THE OIL to drink to excess ...20C sl.
• GO ON THE PISS to go on a heavy drinking spree ...E20 Brit. sl.
• GOOZLE to swallow, to guzzle, to drink too fast ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE to swallow or drink greedily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GUT A QUART POT to drink the pot to the dregs ...L17 sl.
• GUTTLE to eat or drink heartily ...L17
• GUZZLE to drink alcohol in great quantities; to drink greedily  ...1579
• HALF-PINT to drink ...1865 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A COBWEB IN THE THROAT to feel thirsty, to have a desire to drink ...1844
• HAVE NEITHER THICK NOR THIN IN THE HOUSE to have neither food nor drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEARTEN † to supply liquor with stimulant quality ...1697
• HIT THE BOOZE to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE BOTTLE to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE CAN to drink beer or other liquor in excess ...1922 US sl.
• HIT THE HIGH LONESOME go out alone on a drinking spree ...L19 US sl.
• HIT THE JUG to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE POT to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE SAUCE to drink to excess ...1940s sl. orig. US
• HIT UP to drink ...L19 US sl.
• HOB AND NOB to invite to drink, and then to clink glasses ...M18 sl.
​• HOB NOB to invite to drink and then to clink glasses ...L18 sl.
• HOE IN to begin to eat or drink heartily ...1935 sl.
• HOE INTO to begin to eat or drink heartily ...1935 sl.
• IMPOTE †* to drink heavily ...1721
• IRRIGATE to drink; to take a drink ...1708 sl., chiefly US
• IRRIGATE ONE'S CANAL to take a drink ...Bk1896 sl.
• IRRIGATE THE ULCERS to take a drink of liquor; to drink to excess ...1951 Amer. dial.
• JUICE to drink, esp. to the point of intoxication ...1893 US sl.
• JUTTLE to drink habitually, to tipple ...1813 Sc.
• KEG IT UP to drink, usually in a party or public house ...1990s NZ sl.
• KILL ONE'S DOG to be drunk; to drink heavily ...M18 sl.
• KISS CAPS WITH to drink out of the same vessel with ...1715
• KISS THE BABE to take a drink ...B1912 Eng. sl. 
• KNOCK BACK to eat, to drink, esp. to finish off one's drink ...1931 sl.
• KNOCK DOWN to drink ...1950s US sl.
• KNOCK DOWN A CHEQUE to spend an entire season's pay cheque on a single drinking bout ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LAG to drink ...2000s sl.
• LAGE to drink ...M16 cant
• LAP to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle ...a1889 US sl.
• LAP UP to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle ...1908 US sl.
• LIFT to raise a glass of liquor to the lips and drink ...1954 Amer. sl.
• LIFT THE ELBOW to drink alcohol ...1823 sl.
• LINE ONE'S JACKET † to eat or drink; to fill one's stomach; to stuff oneself ...1611
• LIQUOR UP to take a drink ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIVE ON SUCTION to drink hard ...Bk1904 sl.
• LUBRICATE to drink liquor to excess ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
• LUSH 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
• LUSH IT 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
• LUSH UP to drink liquor; to become intoxicated ...1893 Amer. sl.
• MAC(K) to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MACK DOWN to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MACK OUT to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MAKE ONE'S HEAD to acquire a tolerance or 'head' for drink ...L18 Irish sl.
• MALT to drink malt liquor ...1813
• MARDLE to indulge in merrymaking; to drink together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELT ONE'S MAGS to drink one's tips ...1779 Sc.
• MEND ONE'S DRAUGHT to drink again, to take another glass ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MIND ONE'S DRAUGHT to take another glass to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOISTEN ONE'S THROTTLE to quench one's thirst, to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOP UP to guzzle liquor ...1811 sl.
• MUG to buy a drink for someone ...1830 Brit. sl.
• MUG UP to eat a large meal; to snack; to have a hot drink ...1897 sl., chiefly Can. & nautical
• NECK to drink ...1514 sl.
• NEEDLE to inject alcohol or ether into a drink, esp. beer, to make it more powerful ...1929 US sl.
• NICK to drink heartily ...1808 Sc.
• NICK THE PIN to drink fairly ...c1696 sl.
• OIL to drink; to get drunk ...L19 sl.
• OIL THE MACHINERY to have a drink ...L19 sl.
• OIL THE TONSILS to have a drink ...20C sl.
• OIL UP to take a drink of liquor; to get drunk ...1870 Amer. sl.
• PACK to drink to excess ...19C US sl.
• PACK AWAY to consume food or drink with gusto ...1972 Aust. sl.
• PADDLE to make too free with liquor; to drink heavily ...1746 Eng. dial.
• PAINT to drink ...1853 sl.
• PARTY to drink; to smoke marijuana ...1960s US sl.
• PICK UP to drink alcohol, or use drugs ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PIG OUT to overindulge in eating or drinking ...1978 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• POLISH OFF to drink or eat up completely ...1873 sl.
• POP TOPS to drink beer ...1980s US campus sl.
• PUDDLE to tipple ...c1870 colloq.
• PULL to drink, to take a swallow ...1436 sl.
• PUNISH to eat or drink copiously ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUSH THE BOAT OUT to be more than usually open-handed, esp. in buying drinks for others ...1937 sl., orig. naval usage
• PUT A NAIL IN ONE'S COFFIN to do anything that shortens life; spec., to drink ...1836 sl.
• PUT UNDER THE TABLE to remain sober while one's drinking companions collapse into insensibility ...1921 sl.
• QUAFF to drink deeply or copiously; to take a long draught ...1529
• QUAIGH to drink deeply ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUASS † to drink copiously or in excess ...1549 
• QUAUGHT †* to drink deeply ...1530
• QUAX † to quaff, to drink deeply ...1509
• QUIFT to quaff, to tipple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAISE HELL to go on a drinking spree and get drunk ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• RALLY to go out drinking ...1974 US sl.
• RAMSQUADDLE to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• RINSE to drink ...Bk1903 sl.
• RINSE THE IVORIES to drink ...1823 sl.
• ROSIN to drink liquor ,,,E18 now Eng. dial.
• RUN THE RABBIT to take drink (illegally) from a public house, esp. after hours ...1895 Aust. sl.
• RUSH THE CAN to drink freely at a bar ...1919 US sl.
• SAM to pay for a drink ...L19 sl.
• SAMP to fill up a glass of 'grog' when partially full with more spirits and water ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMPLE to drink ...c1845 sl.
• SAVE A LIFE to take a drink, to give a timely drink ...L19 sl.
• SCAFF to eat or drink greedily ...1823 Sc.
• SCOLL to drink hard ...1773 Sc.
• SCOOP to quaff, to drink off; to sup ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUR OUT to drink off ...1805 Sc.
• SHANTY to drink frequently or habitually at a public house or shanty ...L19 Aust.
• SHICKER to drink alcohol ...1908 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIFT to eat or drink ...1896 sl.
• SHIKER to drink alcohol ...1908 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIKKER to drink alcohol ...1908 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SINK to drink down or consume liquor ...1906 NZ sl.
• SIPPLE to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up ...1566
• SKINK to pour out or draw liquor; to offer or serve drink, etc. ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
• SLAKE ONE'S THROTTLE to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1881 Sc.
• SLOP UP to drink alcohol ...1899 US sl.
• SLUICE ONE'S IVORIES to drink ...1823 sl.
• SLURP to drink noisily ...1648 sl.
• SMILE 1. to take a drink of wine, beer, or spirits ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
2. to treat to liquor ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SNARF to drink or to eat something, esp. greedily ...1960s sl.
• SNORK to drink ...1990s Amer. sl.
• SOAK 1. to drink alcohol ...1687 sl.
2. to ply with liquor ...19C sl.
3. to spend money on drink ...1900s sl.
• SOAK ONE'S CLAY to drink; to quench one's thirst ...19C sl.
• SOAK ONE'S FACE to drink; to quench one's thirst ...19C sl.
• SOAK THE CHAFFER to drink; to quench one's thirst ...19C sl.
• SOAK THE CLAY to drink; to quench one's thirst ...19C sl.
• SOAK THE FACE to drink; to quench one's thirst ...19C sl.
• SOAK THE MILL to drink away one's possessions ...L19 US sl.
• SORBILLATE † to bib or sup often (bib - to drink alcohol) ...1623
• SOUSE to drink alcohol ...1921 sl.
• SOZZLE to drink alcohol ...1937 sl.
• SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE to serve out grog or whisky, esp. in double rations for the purpose of celebration; hence, to offer or partake of liquor ...1805 Amer. nautical sl.
• SPORT to treat, usually to food and/or to drink ...E19 sl.
• STACK AWAY to eat or drink heartily ...1960 Aust. sl.
• STOP ONE to have an alcoholic drink ...1924 Aust. sl.
• SUCK to tipple ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUCK ONE'S FACE to delight in drinking ...c1696 sl.
• SUCK THE MONKEY to drink liquor surreptitiously and directly from the container, often an opened keg ...1785 sl., now hist.
• SWIG to drink deeply ...c1654 sl.
• SWIZZLE to drink ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TAKE A BLUE to drink a glass of absinthe ...1910s sl.
• TAKE AN OATH to drink liquor ...19C sl., chiefly US
• TAKE IN WOOD to drink ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE OFF to drink to the bottom, or at one draught; to drink off ...1613
• TAKE ONE'S DROPS to drink heavily ...18C sl.
• TAKE ONE'S MEDICINE to drink ...M19 sl.
• TAKE OUT to drink off ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TAKE THE KNOCK to be overcome by drink or drugs ...2000s sl.
• TAKE THE OATH to take a drink of liquor ...1859 Amer. sl.
• TANK UP to drink alcohol ...1902 sl.
• TAPER to diminish the quantity or potency of one's drink; to dilute wines, spirits, etc. ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TAP THE ADMIRAL to drink on the sly ...1834 sl.
• TEA UP to drink to excess; to become drunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP THE HAND to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP THE LITTLE FINGER to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIE ONE ON to drink to excess ...1951 sl., chiefly US
• TIFF to drink; esp. to drink slowly or in small portions; to sip ...1769 colloq. or sl.
• TIFT to drink, to quaff ...1722 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIP to drink it all off at a draught ...a1700 sl.
• TIPPANIZE † to drink 'tippeny' (ale at twopence per bottle); to act the toper, properly in drinking small beer (beer of a weak, poor, or inferior quality); to drink heavily ...1718 Sc.
• TIPPLE to drink alcohol ...1560
• TIP THE LITTLE FINGER to drink ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TOAST to redden the nose or face by drinking ...1701
• TOM-AND-JERRY to drink and indulge in riotous behaviour, like the young bloods of the Regency period ...1828
• TOOT to drink copiously ...L17 Brit. sl.
• TOPE to drink hard regularly
• TOP SOMEONE UP to replenish someone's glass with drink ...1969 sl.
• TUCK IN to being to eat or drink heartily ...1810 sl.
• TUCK INTO to being to eat or drink heartily ...1810 sl.
• TUMBLE DOWN THE SINK to drink ...c1930 rhyming sl.
• UNLOAD PEWTER to drink from a quart pot ...M19 sl.
• WALK † of drink, etc.: to be handed round, pass, circulate ...1555
• WALK INTO to eat or drink heartily of ...1837
• WARM THE EARS to get more than enough to drink ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WASH THE IVORIES to drink ...1823 sl.
• WATER to drink alcohol ...1970s US sl.
• WET ONE'S NEB to take a drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WET ONE'S THROPPLE to drink; to quench one's thirst ...1835 Sc.
• WET ONE'S THROTTLE to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1827 Sc.
• WET ONE'S WHISTLE to drink alcohol ...c1386 sl.
​• WOLF-PACK to congregate with other teenagers around the cars at shopping centre car-parks, drinking beer and idling ...1989 US sl.
• WOOD UP to drink ...M19 US sl.
• YAFFLE to eat or drink hurriedly or greedily  ...1788 UK sl.
• YARK to bite greedily; to drink ...1901 Sc.
• YOFFLE to eat, esp. to eat or drink greedily and with noise ...1821 Eng. dial.
• YUFFLE to eat, esp. to eat or drink greedily and with noise ...1821 Eng. dial.
 
DRINK, DRINKING - phrases
• BABY IS BORN, THE there is enough money to buy a bottle ...M19 sl.
• BELLY FULL AND BEHIND DRUNK immobile, incapable of movement after a large meal and a good deal to drink ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DO YOU TAKE IN WOOD? will you have a drink? ...M19 sl.
• ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT SPEAK said of something very extraordinary or astonishing; frequently said of very good drink ...1719
• I COULD STRUGGLE. indicates that one would like a drink ...L19 sl.
• I SUBSCRIBE a response to an invitation to drink ...Bk1896 sl.
• MALT IS ABOVE THE BEIR, THE † said of a person under the influence of drink ...1670
• MALT IS ABOVE THE MEAL, THE said of a person under the influence of drink ...1721
• MALT IS ABOVE THE WATER, THE † said of a person under the influence of drink ...1678
• MALT IS ABOVE WHEAT, THE † said of a person under the influence of drink ...1546
• ON BOARD referring to drink that has been consumed ...19C sl.
• ONE'S BACK TEETH ARE FLOATING one has imbibed to excess ...1888 Amer. dial.
• PUT HAIR ON YOUR CHEST a quality ascribed to an alcoholic drink or, when encouraging a child to eat, used of food, esp. crusts and Brussels sprouts; also applied to robust or challenging questions of aesthetic taste or preference ...1964 UK sl.
• PUT TOO MUCH OF ONE'S MONEY DOWN THE RED LANE drank too much ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAY WHEN used when pouring someone else a drink, i.e. say when you want me to stop pouring ...L19 sl.
• WHAT'S YOUR POISON used to ask someone what they would like to drink ...1805 jocular
 
DRINKER - nouns, person (also see DRUNKARD)
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED a tippler, a sot; a heavy drinker, as borne out by their red face ...M19 sl.
• AFTER-DINNER MAN a tippler; someone who drinks after the noon meal and well into the evening; a drunkard ...E17 Brit. sl.
• AFTERNOON MAN a tippler; a drunkard ...E17 sl.
• ALE-BRAINS 'one who has to take his glass before he can set his wits to work' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-KNIGHT a tippler; a drunkard ...L16 Brit. sl.
• ALE-SWAB an ale-drinker, a sot, a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-SWATTLER an ale-drinker, a sot, a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALETANK a heavy drinker ...2002 UK sl.
• ANGEL anyone who buys a drink ...1941 US Army & Navy sl.
• ANGELS TOGETHER those who habitually give way to excessive drinking; habitual drunkards ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• BACCHANALIAN a drunken reveller; a tippler ...1617
• BARF BUDDY a drinking companion ...1977 US sl.
• BARFLY one who spends much time at a bar drinking ...Bk1998 sl.
• BARLEY-CAP † a tippler ...1598
• BAR TOAD a man who goes into a saloon and squats there like a toad on a rock ...1958 Amer. loggers' usage
• BELLY-SLAVE † one devoted to eating and drinking; one who is a slave to his appetite; a glutton...1562
• BENDER a drinker ...1727 Sc.
• BIB-ALL-NIGHT a heavy drinker, a drunkard, a confirmed toper ...1612 colloq.
• BIBBER a tippler ...M16
• BIBBLER a tippler ...M16
• BLEBBER a tippler ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOZE-FIGHTER a confirmed heavy drinker ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• BOOZEHEAD a heavy drinker ...1986 Amer. dial.
• BOOZER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1606 sl.
• BUBBER † a great drinker; also, he that used to steal plates from public-houses ...1690 sl.
• BURNOUT one who abuses alcohol ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CELLAR SMELLER a young man who is always on hand for free liquor ...1920s US sl.
• COMPOTATOR one who drinks with another; a fellow-drinker ...1731
• CUP-MAN a toper ...c1830
• DEAD-HEAD one who stands about a bar to drink at the expense of others ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DEHORN a hard drinker, a drunkard; one inclined to fight when drunk ...1926 Amer. dial.
• DEHORNER a hard drinker, a drunkard; one inclined to fight when drunk ...1958 Amer. dial.
• DICK SMITH a lone drinker, a drink taken alone; one who does not buy drinks for others, or who depends on others to buy them; a stingy or solitary person ....1876 Amer. dial.
• DICK SMITHER a person who drinks alone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DIRTY DRINKER a term of contempt applied to one who drinks alone, and for the mere love of drinking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DOPE HEAD one fond of Coca-Cola ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRY-HASH a man who will not 'shout', i.e. pay for drinks ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• ELBOW BENDER a habitual drinker; a drunkard ...1958 Amer. dial.
• EPHESIAN † a boon companion; a jolly fellow; a roisterer; a toper, a drunkard ...1597
• FUDDLECAP † a hard drinker, a drunkard, a boon companion, a tippler ...1666
• GABIATOR a gormandizer, one who takes great pleasure in eating and drinking ...1831 Sc.
• GIN-AND-TATTERS a dilapidated dram-drinker ...1887 coll.
• GLUBBER † a glutton, a gormandizer; one who eats or drinks gluttonously ...14C obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOOD MAN ROUND A BARREL, A a man fond of drink ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GUPPY a heavy drinker ...1991 US sl.
• GUZZLE-GUTS a heavy drinker; a drunkard ...1788 sl.
• GUZZLER a heavy drinker of alcohol; a drunkard; a voracious eater ...L18 sl.
• HARD-HEAD a person not easily affected by alcohol ...M19
• HERO OF THE SPIGOT one who indulges in liquor ...1828
• HOOCHHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IMBIBER one who imbibes or drinks ...a1735
• JACK ASHORE a 'larky' rather tipsy sailor; a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard  ...B1909 colloq.
• JACK SMITHERS a man drinking alone ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• JERKER a tippler ...Bk1896 sl.
• JERRY-WAG a spreester, esp. one half drunk ...1823 sl.
• JICKHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JIMMY WOODS a solitary drinker ...1892 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIMMY WOODSER a solitary drinker ...1892 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JOHNNY WARDER anyone who drinks alone; a drink that is taken by oneself ...1910s Aust. sl.
• JUG-TOTER a steady drinker; a drunkard ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JUICEHEAD a heavy drinker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• KILL-POT one who drinks to excess, a hard drinker, a toper ...1616
• LAPPER a heavy drinker; a drunkard ...M19 Brit. colloq.
• LICK-WIMBLE a heavy drinker; a drunkard who would lick the stopper in a cask to get at the alcohol ...19C Brit. colloq.
• LIGHT-ALE BANDIT one who scrounges drinks in a public house ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• LIQUOR-HEAD one who drinks steadily, or a great deal; a drunkard ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LOADIE a heavy drinker; a habitual drug abuser ...1979 US college sl.
• LUSH a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• LUSHHEAD a habitual drinker ...1938 UK sl.
• LUSHIE a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1944 US sl.
• LUSH PUPPY. a young person who drinks to excess ...1983 UK sl.
• LUSHWELL a heavy drinker; an habitual drunkard ...1960 Amer. sl.
• LUSHY a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1944 US sl.
• MALT-BUG † one who loves malt liquor; a toper; a lover of beer ...1577
• MALT-HORSE a tippler ...1593 sl.
• MALTWORM a lover of malted liquors; a beer drinker, a drunkard, a tippler ...c1550
• MOPPER a person who tends to wheedle drinks from friends ...1950 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• MULTIBIBE † a great drinker; one that drinks much ...1727
• NON-SKID a woman who can hold her drink ...1920s US sl.
• OENOMANIAC a person having an insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink ...1857
• OIL a heavy drinker ...1910s sl.
• OILER a heavy drinker ...1916 Amer. sl.
• OLD BEESWING a genial drinker ...L19 sl.
• OLD TOAST a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard ...1698 sl.
• PARSON PALMER anyone who stops a communal glass circulating by talking before passing it on ...M18 sl.
• PISS ARTIST a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1940s
• PISS-HEAD a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1961 sl.
• PLY-POT †* one who plies the pot; one addicted to drinking ...1611
• POLYPOSIST one who drinks much; a hard drinker ...1821 nonce word
• POTER * a drinker, a toper ...1657
• POT-KNIGHT a 'knight of the pot'; a tippler; a drunkard ...1587
• POT-LEECH † one who 'sucks' or drinks out of a pot; a toper; a drunkard; one who drinks to excess ...1630
• QUAFFER one who drinks deeply ...1520
• ROB-POT † a deep drinker; a drunkard ...1599
• ROUNDER one who goes the rounds of saloons, etc. ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
• RUMHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RUM-HOUND a heavy drinker ...1918 sl.
• RUMMY a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1851 sl., chiefly US
• RUM-POT a heavy drinker ...1930 Amer. sl.
• RUM RAT one very fond of his drink ...1940s sl.
• SAND-BED one who 'absorbs' much liquor; an insatiable drinker; an inveterate drunkard ...1824 Sc.
• SCOZZA a rowdy person, esp. one who drinks a lot of alcohol ...Aust. sl.
• SCRATCHED-MAN a person whom a publican has debarred from being served at his bar ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SHICKER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIKER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHIKKER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SIFFER one who drinks a great deal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SIPER an immoderate drinker; a toper ...1803 N. Eng. dial.
• SIPPER a drinker or toper ...1611
• SIT-FAST n. a sottish person; one who sits long or is fast bound to his cups; an habitual drinker; a drunkard ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILLER one who took park in heavy public-bar drinking between 5 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. ...1965 NZ sl.
• SLOPHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SNAKE-JUICER a drinker of cheap liquor ...L19 sl.
• SOAK a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1820
• SOAKER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1593 sl.
• SON OF BACCHUS a tippler ...1747
• SOPHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SOTHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SOUSE a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1915 sl., orig. US
• STIFF a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1907 sl.
• STONER a person who is habitually under the influence of drugs or alcohol ...sl.
• SWILL-BELLY † a great drinker; a drunkard ...a1700
• TANKER a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1932 sl.
• TAVERN BELLY a person who drinks steadily or a great deal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THIRSTINGTON a hard drinker ...B1900 sl.
• TICKLE-PITCHER a thirsty fellow; a heavy drinker; a drunkard, a sot ...a1700 sl.
• TIPPLER a relatively restrained drinker of alcohol ...1580 
• TOAST † one who drinks to excess, a boon companion; a brisk old fellow fond of his glass ...c1670 sl.
• TONICHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VINIPOTE * a wine drinker
• VINTNER a heavy drinker ...E18 sl.
• WATERMAN a heavy drinker; an alcoholic ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• WHISKYHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHITE LINE a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1908 US sl.
• WINEHEAD a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WINE-KNIGHT † one who drinks valiantly ...1601
• WINO a habitual excessive drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol, esp. one who is destitute ...1915 sl., orig. US
 
DRINKING - nouns
• AFTERS after-hours drinking in a public house ...1930s Brit. sl.
• ALCOHOLIDAY a holiday or festive period that is spent drinking alcohol
• ALL DAYER a day-long drinking session ...Brit. sl.
• BACCHANALIA 1. drunken revelry; a tippling bout; an orgy ...1633
† 2. a drinking song ...1651
• BACCHIC † a drinking song ...1676
• BANQUET † a wine-drinking carousal ...1535
• BARLEY-FEVER illness caused by drinking to excess ...1828 Sc.
• BARLEY-HOOD a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking ...a1529
• BARLEY-MOOD. a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking; barley-hood ...1790
• BARREL-FEVER 1. sickness caused by excessive drinking ...1791 Eng. dial.
  2. a name for the cause of death when a lethal dose of alcohol has been ingested ...19C sl.
• BATCH a bout or turn of drinking, card-playing, gossip, etc. ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE the very last bottle of a drinking session ...L17 sl.
• BELLY-DRIGHT as much as can be drunk at one breath ...1868 Eng. dial.
• BIBACITY addiction to drinking, tippling ...L16
• BIBATION tippling; a drinking bout ...M19
• BIBITION drinking; a bout of drinking ...L15
• BIBULOSITY addictedness to tippling ...1901
• BIBULOUSNESS addictedness to tippling ...1844
• BINGE a bout of drinking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BINGEING hard drinking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLYBERIN hard drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYBIN the act of drinking spirits ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOKE a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOZE BELLY an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE GUT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE POT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRANDY-CLEEK palsy in the leg from hard drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUBBING † drinking ...1678 sl.
• CABAL a group of people met together for gossip; sometimes a party of drinkers ...1704 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ELBOW BENDING the act of drinking alcoholic beverages ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-CROOKING tippling, constant drinking ...1880 Eng. dial.
• GAFFING tossing 3 coins in a hat in order to determine who pays for drinks; he who guesses right is exempt from payment ...E19 sl.
• GUZZLE-AND-GRAB eating and drinking, with an emphasis on fast, low-brow food and alcohol ...1951 US sl.
• HAUSTURE † the act of sucking or drinking up ...a1650
• HOT COPPERS the parched throat to be expected after a drinking-bout ...19C sl.
• IMBIBITION drinking ...1844
• KELTIE'S MENDS † a glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair ...1692 Sc.
• KELTY † 1. a term denoting the complete draining of a glass of liquor (indicated by turning it upside down) ...1664 Sc.
† 2. a glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair ...1692 Sc.
• LASH-UP a heavy drinking session ...2000 UK sl.
• MIRLIGOES ridiculous fancies; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking ...B1900 Sc.
• NOSE PAINT redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1880 jocular
• ORGIA convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...1570-6
• ORGIACS convivial occasions involving excessive drinking and licentiousness; orgies ...a1859
• ORGION †* a convivial occasion involving excessive drinking and licentiousness ...1613
• PERPOTATION †* the act of drinking excessively; a drinking bout; thorough drunkenness ...1623
• POCULATION drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor ...1837 nonce word
• POPINATION †* an outrageous drinking; the practice of frequenting taverns ...1623
• POWER OF SUCTION capacity for drinking ...Bk1904 sl.
• QUAFF-TIDE † the season for drinking; drinking time ...1582
• SACKWAH anywhere that drinking, generally illicit, takes place ...1970s UK Black sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT ITIS 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 ...1920s US sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT PALSY temporary local paralysis in the arm usually as a result of sleeping on it after hard drinking ...1927 sl.
• 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 ...1920s US sl.
• STRAWBERRY a red nose caused by excessive drinking ...1949 jocular
• SUCTION imbibing strong drink, drinking ...1817 sl.
• UP LARGE heavy drinking ...1980s NZ sl.
• VERTICAL DRINKING drinking while standing at the bar, esp. in a crowd ...1950s NZ sl.
 
DRINKING - verbs
• FACE THE ENEMY to meet one's wife after being out drinking ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FALL ON THE DRAM to take a fit of drinking ...1870 Sc.
 
DRINKING BOUT, SPREE, PARTY - adjectives
• ON A BAT drunk, on a drinking binge ...M19 sl., orig. US
• ON A BEND on a drinking spree ...1887 sl.
• ON A BENDER on a drinking spree ...1845 sl., orig. US
• ON A BLIND on a drinking spree ...1917 Brit. sl.
• ON A BRANNIGAN on a drinking spree ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ON A LOOP on a drinking spree ...1920s US sl.
• ON A TEAR on a drinking spree ...1869 sl.
• ON A WHIZZER on a drinking spree ...1910 Amer. sl.
• ON THE BASH on a drinking spree ...1919 Sc. & NZ sl.
• ON THE BATTER on a drinking spree ...1839 sl.
• ON THE BEND on a drinking spree ...1887 sl.
• ON THE BOOZE on a drinking spree ...1850 sl.
• ON THE PISS out drinking, usually with friends; on a drinking spree ...1910s sl.
• ON THE RAMBLE on a drinking spree ...1884 Sc.
• ON THE RAN-DAN on a spree; on a carouse; drunk ...M17 sl.
• ON THE RANDY on a spree ...M17 sl.
• ON THE RANT on the spree ...1880 Eng. dial.
• ON THE RAN-TAN on the spree; drunk ....1853 Eng. dial. & sl.
• ON THE RAZZ out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely ...L19 sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely; on the spree ...L19 sl.
 
DRINKING BOUT, SPREE, PARTY - nouns
• ARM BENDER a drinking party ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BAMBACHE a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BAMBOCHE a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BAT a drinking spree ...1848 sl., orig. US
• BEER a drinking bout ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEER BLAST a raucous party, esp. one at which much liquor or beer is consumed; a drinking bout or binge ...1963 Amer. dial.
• BEND a drinking spree ...1887
• BENDER a bout of drinking; a spree; a riotous feast; often lasting several days and including random acts of excess, violence, etc. ...1827 US
• BIBATION a drinking bout ...M19
• BIBITION a bout of drinking ...L15
• BILGE a drinking spree; a binge ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BILLY a binge; a drinking spree ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BINGE a drinking spree ...1854 sl.
• BLAST a raucous party, esp. one at which much liquor or beer is consumed; a drinking bout or binge ...1959 Amer. sl.
• BLAW-OUT a drinking-bout ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIND a drinking spree ...1917 Brit. sl.
• BLOW-OUT a great display; a festive occasion; a drinking bout ...1821 sl.
• BOOZE a drinking spree ...1850 sl.
• BOOZEROO a drinking spree ...1943 NZ sl.
• BOOZE-UP a drinking spree ...1897 sl.
• BRANNIGAN a drinking spree ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BUSTER a drinking spree; a reckless frolic ...1848 Amer. sl.
• DOWN-SITTING a sitting down to drink, a drinking bout ...1816 Sc.
• DRUNK a drinking spree ...1779
• FUDDLE a drunken bout; a spree ...19C sl.
• GALRAVITCH noise, riot, uproar; a drinking bout ...1785 Sc.
• GIN-CRAWL a drinking bout on gin ...1883 sl.
• GUZZLE a drinking spree ...E19
• HIGH LONESOME a solo drinking spree ...L19 US sl.
• JAG a drunken spree; a drinking binge ...1892 Amer. dial.
• JOLLY-UP a drinking bout, a spree ...1900s sl.
• LUSH a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
• LUSHO a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
• LUSH-OUT a drinking bout ...1823 Brit. sl.
• MARDLE a festive meeting; a drinking bout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PISSER a really superb party or spree ...M20 US sl.
• PISS-UP a drinking spree ...1952 sl.
• RAMBLE a spree; a drinking bout ...1705 Sc.
• RANDAN a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking ...c1710
• RAN-TAN a riot; a drinking bout; a spree ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
• REE-RAW a drinking bout; a noisy romp; a state of confusion; a disturbance, turmoil ...1854
• RIG a drinking or wenching bout ...Bk1903 sl.
• SANDY a drunken spree of which one has no memory ...L19 US sl.
• SANGAREE a drinking bout ...E19 sl.
• SANGLE a drunken bout ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHLACHT a drinking party ... c1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT a drinking spree ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCREED a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
• SCREED-O'-DRINK a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
• SESH a drinking spree ...1943 sl., orig. services' usage
• SESSION a drinking spree ...1943 sl., chiefly Aust.
• SOAK a drinking bout ...19C sl.
• SOUSE a drinking spree ...1903 US sl.
• STAVE a drinking session ...1984 Irish sl.
• STEAMER a drinking session ...1988 Sc. sl.
• TEAR a spree, esp. a drinking spree ...1869 sl.
• WHING-DING a drinking spree ...20C US
• WING-DING a drinking spree ...20C US
 
DRINKING BOUT - verbs
• GO ON A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• GO ON THE BUST to go on a drinking bout ...1764 US
• HAVE A CAN ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk ...1923 US sl.
• HAVE A JAG ON to be on a drinking spree ...L17 sl.
• HAVE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• LOOP to go on a drinking spree ...1920s US sl.
• PAINT THE PLACE RED to go on a spree ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN PINK to go on a modest spree ...1900s sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN RED to go on a drinking spree; to celebrate wildly ...20C US colloq.
• PIN A CAN ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk ...1941 US sl.
• PITCH A DRUNK to have a drinking spree and get drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PITCH ONE to go on a drinking spree ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT THE BAG ON to have a drinking bout and get drunk ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RING THE HORSESHOES to welcome a man returning from a drinking bout ...Bk1903 sl.
• TIE A CAN ON to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk ...1951 US sl.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - adjectives
• DEAD in a bar: used to describe a drink that has been abandoned ...1985 UK sl.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, PLACE - nouns
• ABC a liquor store (American Business College) ...1940s US Black sl.
• ADVERTISING BAR a bar frequented by male prostitutes and their clients ...1960s US gay sl.
• AFTER-HOURS an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant ...1950s US sl.
• BALL JOINT a bar ...M19 sl., orig. US
• BARLEY-ISLAND † an ale-house ...a1640
• BARREL HOUSE a low-class drinking-saloon ...1888 US
• BARREL SHOP a low-class drinking-saloon ...1904 US
• BARRIER a bar ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BATTLE AND CRUISER a public house ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer'
• BATTLE CRUISER a public house ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer'
• BEER-OFF an off-licence ...1939 Brit. sl.
• BEER-SHIP a public-house ...1894 Eng. dial.
• B JOINT a bar where women coax customers to buy drinks ...1993 US sl.
• BLIND a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLIND ALLEY a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLIND ONION a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLIND PIG a tavern that opens after the legal closing hour; any illegal bar ...1870 sl.
• BLIND TIGER a place that sells liquor illegally ...1857 Amer. sl.
• BLOODY BUCKET a saloon or speakeasy; a cheap dive ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLUE GOOSE a cheap or shabby restaurant, bar, or other public establishment ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOAR'S NEST a place where only man reside; a camp of only male workers. a barroom for men only ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BOHEMIAN BUNGERY a public house frequented by (impecunious) writers and artists ...L19 sl.
• BOOZER a pub ...1895 Brit., Aust. & Irish sl.
• BOOZING KEN an alehouse or tavern ...Bk1890 sl.
• BOUSING KEN † a low alehouse ...1596 thieves' sl.
• BOX-HOUSE a saloon with a theatre attached ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BRASSERIE a beer-saloon, usually one in which food is served ...1882
• BREAK-O'-DAY DRUM an all-night tavern ...L19 sl.
• BREWPUB a bar/restaurant where beer is brewed on the premises ...Bk1998 sl.
• BUCKET OF BLOOD a saloon or speakeasy; a tough bar; a cheap dive ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BUDGE KAIN a public house, a tavern ...19C Sc.
• BUDGING KEN a public house, a tavern ...M19 sl.
• BUFFET a liquor bar, speakeasy, tavern ...1890 Amer. dial.
• BUNGERY a tavern, a public house ...L19 sl.
• CABIN CRUISER the boozer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• CANTEEN a roadside tavern ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• CHAFFING CRIB a drinking room where quizzing or bantering is carried on ...Bk1890 sl.
• CHEAP JOHN a flophouse; a cheap brothel; a dirty, dilapidated saloon ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHAIN-LOCKER a cellar barroom; a dive ...1868 US nautical sl.
• CHURCH WITH A CHIMNEY IN IT a public house ...Bk1890 sl.
• CLINIC a public-house ...c1955 sl.
• CLIP-JOINT a bar, club, etc. that charges exorbitant prices ...1932 sl., orig. US
• COCKTAILERY a cocktail lounge ...1981 US sl.
• CORN WHISKEY HOUSE. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...2003 Amer. dial.
• CRIB a disreputable drinking saloon ...1823 sl., chiefly US
• DAGO-SHOP (derogatory) a low saloon or resort for depraved men and women, conducted by an Italian ...1891 US sl.
• DAMP BAZAAR a bar ...M19 rhyming sl.
• DARK HOUSE a tavern offering bedrooms for the night ...L17 sl.
• DARKIES a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London, usually situated below ground level ...M19 sl.
• DEADFALL a dishonest, disreputable, vice-ridden drinking establishment ...1837 US sl.
• DEAD HOUSE 1. a room in an outback public house set aside for those who are incapably drunk ...M19 Aust. sl.
2. a particularly unappealing bar or saloon ...L19 US sl.
• DIVE a saloon, a low drinking establishment ...1871 sl., orig. US
• DRUM a disreputable drinking saloon ...1859 sl., chiefly US
• EARLY OPENER a public hotel that opens early in the morning to cater for shift workers ...1981 Aust. sl.
• GAFF a bar ...1930s sl.
• GARGLE-FACTORY a public-house, tavern, etc. ...1913 sl.
• GOLD MINE an establishment that sells alcohol illegally, by the drink ...1978 US sl.
• GUT BUCKET a rough and rowdy bar with rough and rowdy patrons ...1970 US sl.
• GUZZERY a saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE CRIB a cheap saloon or bar ...L19 US sl.
• GUZZLERY a cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE SHOP cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GYP FLAT a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• GYP JOINT a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; any business place that overcharges; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• HAGGER-MAKER'S SHOP a public-house ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HELL'S HALF-ACRE a small, remote, disreputable or otherwise undesirable place; a low-class barroom or dive ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOLE IN THE WALL 1. an illicit liquor store or bar ...M19 sl.
  2. a bar ...1910s US sl.
• ICEHOUSE a tavern ...1988 Amer. dial.
• ICE PALACE a high-class saloon or brothel ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• IND an inn, a public-house ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK a bar ...1970s rhyming sl. 'jack tar' = bar
• JERRY-SHOP a pub; a beer-house ...1851 sl.
• LAMBING-DOWN SHANTY a rural tavern ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAMBING-DOWN SHOP a public house ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LOCAL a pub serving the immediate neighbourhood ...1934 Brit. sl.
• LOG a bar or tavern ...1950 US sl.
• LUSHING KEN an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH KEN an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH-PANNY a low public house or alehouse ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAHOGANY a bar counter ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MAN-TRAP a public house ...L19 Aust. sl.
• MEAT RACK a restaurant, bar, or other public place where people gather in search of sexual partners ...1962 US sl.
• MINCH-HOUSE a small inn or ale-house ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NABE a neighbourhood tavern ...1979 Amer. sl.
• NALE an alehouse ('an ale') ...1808 Sc.
• NEAR AND FAR a bar ...1909 Amer. rhyming sl.
• NEWS OF THE DAY a public house ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• NINETEENTH HOLE, THE the bar-room in a golf club-house ...1901 sl., orig. US
• NUCLEAR SUB a pub ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• OASIS a bar ...1956 US sl.
• O-BE-JOYFUL HOUSE a public house ...19C sl.
• O-BE-JOYFUL WORKS a public house ...19C sl.
• OFFICE any man's ordinary haunt, as a tavern, ale-house, gaming-house, etc....a1700 sl. obs
• OFFIE an off-license; orig. a counter in a public house over which alcohol could be sold for consumption off the premises ...1950s sl.
• OFFY an off-license; orig. a counter in a public house over which alcohol could be sold for consumption off the premises ...1950s sl.
• ONE-DRINK HOUSE a public house where only one drink is allowed in a given period; the customer must then go out and come back before being eligible for another ...L19 sl.
• ORDINARY a tavern or inn ...1637 Amer. dial.
• PEEVER a public house ...20 market-traders' sl.
• PEG-HOUSE a pub ...1922 sl.
• PIGGERY a squalid drinking establishment ...M19 US sl.
• PISS-FACTORY a tavern ...19C sl.
• RAMP a public house bar counter; hence, a public house ...1935 UK sl.
• RANDYVOO a tavern ...1910s Aust. sl.
• RED-GRATE a tavern or brothel, or both combined ...c1622 sl.
• RED ONION a speakeasy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• RUB-A-DUB a pub ...1926 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• RUB-A-DUB-DUB a pub ...1926 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• RUBBEDY a pub ...1898 Aust. sl.
• RUBBEDY-DUB a pub ...1898 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• RUBBERDY a pub ...1898 Aust. sl.
• RUBBETTY a pub ...1898 Aust. sl.
• RUBBITTY-DUB a pub ...1898 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• RUBBITY a pub ...1898 Aust. sl.
• RUBBITY-DUB a pub ...1898 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• RUPPERTY a pub ...1898 Aust. sl.
• SACKWAH a place where drinking, usually illegal or irregular, takes place ...L20 W. Indies sl.
• SALOON a place where alcoholic drink is sold and consumed ...chiefly US & Can.
• SAMPLE ROOM a saloon, a barroom ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SAWDUST JOINT a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST PARLOR a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST PLACE a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST SALOON a down-market bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SERVANT LURK a public house where duplicitous servants meet criminals to plan mutually beneficial robberies ...M19 sl.
• SHAKERS a bar featuring topless dancers ...1994 US sl.
• SHANTY a public house, esp. an illicit or unlicensed one ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• SHEBANG a hut, a shanty, a rude shelter; a disreputable tavern or other place of resort; broadly, any building or establishment ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SHINE HOUSE a speakeasy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHINNY a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHIPOO a pub that sells inferior drink ...1903 Aust. sl.
• SHOT HOUSE a place where liquor is sold by the drink ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SHYPOO a pub that sells inferior drink ...1903 Aust. sl.
• SHYPOO HOUSE a pub that sells inferior drink ...1903 Aust. sl.
• SHYPOO JOINT a pub that sells inferior drink ...1903 Aust. sl.
• SHYPOO SHANTY an inferior hotel or booze-den ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHYPOO SHOP a pub that sells inferior drink ...1903 Aust. sl.
• SIDE-POCKET an out-of-the-way drinking saloon ...L19 US sl.
• SIGN OF THE FIVE SHILLINGS any public house called the Crown ...1785 sl.
• SILVER HELL a low-class gaming saloon or den ...c1840 colloq.
• SINGLES BAR a bar that caters to a young, unattached clientele ...1969 US sl.
• SNAKEPIT a bar frequented by homosexuals ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• SNEAK-IN a bar that surreptitious remains open after the legal closing time ...1951 US sl.
• SNUG in Britain and Ireland, one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons; the bar-parlour of a public house or inn ...M19 sl.
• SNUGGERY the bar-parlour of an inn or public-house ...1837
• SPEAK a speakeasy ...1930 US sl.
• SPEAKEASY an illicit liquor store or drinking club, esp. during Prohibition ...1889 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SPEAKO a speakeasy ...1931 US sl.
• SUCK-CASA a public house ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAP a tap-room, a bar ...1725 colloq.
• TIDDLE-A-WINK an unlicensed public-house or pawnshop; a small beer-shop ...1844 sl.
• TIDDLEY-WINK an unlicensed public-house or pawnshop; a small beer-shop ...1844 sl.
• TIDDLYWINK an unlicensed public-house or pawnshop; a small beer-shop ...1844 sl.
• TIDLEY-WINK an unlicensed public-house or pawnshop; a small beer-shop ...1844 sl.
• TIGER a place where liquor is sold and consumed illegally ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TIGER HOUSE a place where liquor is sold and consumed illegally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TIPPLING-HOUSE † a house where intoxicating liquor is sold and drunk; an ale-house; a tavern ...1547
• TIPPLING KEN a public house; a tavern ...L16 sl.
• TIPPLING OFFICE a public house; a tavern ...L16 sl.
• TIPPLING SCHOOL a public house; a tavern ...L16 sl.
• TIPPLING SHOP. a public house; a tavern ...L16 sl.
• TIPPLING TENEMENT a public house; a tavern ...L16 sl.
• TOM AND JERRY a low drinking shop ...1865 sl.
• TONK a place to gather to dance, drink moonshine, gamble, and fight; a honky-tonk ...1939 Amer. dial.
• VELVET ROOM the back room of a saloon where patrons may enjoy a slightly quieter and more salubrious atmosphere than in the rowdier front ...M19 US sl.
• VENT † an inn or tavern ...1577
• WALLOPER a hotel, a bar ...1930s sl.
• WATER HOLE a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
• WATERING HOLE a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
• WATERING HOUSE any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
• WATERING PLACE 1. any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
2. a restaurant or similar place of entertainment for public drinking favoured by the rich ...L19 US sl.
• WHISKEY HOUSE a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...1828 Amer. dial.
• WILDCAT HOUSE a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WINE SHED a bar or tavern, esp. one that features entertainment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WRINKLE ROOM a bar, a club or that area of a club where older gay men gather ...1970s gay sl.
• YILL-HOUSE a house where ale is sold ...1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YILL-SHOP a place where ale is sold ...1890 Sc.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - nouns, other
• AFTERS after-hours drinking in a public house ...1930s Brit. sl.
• BAR-DOGGING tending bar ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LAWING a reckoning at a tavern; a tavern-bill ...1535 Sc.
• LEANER a shelf or high table in a bar provided for standing drinkers ...1995 NZ sl.
• LOG the counter surface in a bar ...1967 US sl.
• MAD DOG an unpaid score at a public house ...20C Aust. sl.
• POPINATION †* an outrageous drinking; the practice of frequenting taverns ...1623
• PUB CRAWL a slow progress from one pub to another, drinking at each one ...1915 sl.
• RAMP a public house bar counter; hence, a public house ...1935 UK sl.
• RED-LATTICE an ale-house sign ...1596 sl.
• REMAINDER the drainings of pots and glasses ...Bk1903 sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK RUSH the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SCRUM same as ' SIX O'CLOCK RUSH'  ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILL a hectic session of buying and drinking beers by men in a public bar near to closing time, which from 1916 to 1955 was, for many hotels, 6 p.m. ...1955 Aust. sl.
• SWILL the rapid consumption of alcohol in a pub just before closing time ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAB ACTION a line of credit at a bar or any other type of business ...1940s US Black sl.
• TAB ISSUE a line of credit at a bar or any other type of business ...1940s US Black sl.
• TABLE ZAMBONI a cleaning rag used by a bartender ...1987 US sl.
• TANSY a merrymaking in a public-house ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TAVERNRY † tavern expenses ...1792 Sc.
• ZION CURTAIN n. a screen or partition, formerly in bars, later in restaurants that serve alcoholic drinks, that separates bartenders from their customers in accordance with Utah liquor laws ...2009 Amer. dial.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - nouns, person
• ABRAHAM GRAINS † a publican brewing  his own beer ...Bk1909 thieves' sl.
• ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE † a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron ...c1425
• ALE DRAPER the alehouse-keeper ...Bk1890 sl.
• APRON a bartender ...1920s US Black sl.
• APRONER a barman, a waiter ...c1600 colloq.
• BAR-DOG a bartender ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BAR-FLY a too-frequent frequenter of bars and saloons ...1906 US sl.
• BARKEEP a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BARTARIAN a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BAR TOAD a man who goes into a saloon and squats there like a toad on a rock ...1958 Amer. loggers' usage
• BEERJERKER a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEERTENDER a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEGGAR-MAKER a publican ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BENCHER one who frequents the benches of a tavern ...1534
• B-GIRL a woman employed to encourage customers to buy drinks in a bar ...1936 US sl.
• BOOZE HISTER a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOUNCER 1. a person, usually a strong man, employed to maintain and restore order in a bar, restaurant, club or performance ...1883 US sl.
  2. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNG 1. a brewer or landlord of a public house ...1860 sl.
  2. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNG-STARTER a bartender ...L19 US sl.
• CADDEE a person who frequents tavern yards and persuades customers to patronize another inn, for which they are  paid by its landlord ...E19 sl.
• CADEE SMASHER a professed tout to innkeepers, but one occasionally acts as a 'smasher' ...c1810 sl.
• COVEE a man; often applied to the landlord of a public-house ...c1815 sl.
• COVE OF THE BUDGING-KEN a landlord ...M19 sl.
• DASH a tavern waiter ...c1660 sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX in a restaurant and bars: a customer to be refused service ...1936 US sl.
• FAUCET † a term of contempt for a tapster ...1614
• FIZZICAL CULTURIST a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAME PUBLICAN a publican who affects not to notice the breaking of the law ...19C sl.
• GANNEKER † an alehouse-keeper ...c1380
• GANYMEDE a cupbearer, a youth who serves out liquor; humorously, a pot-boy ...1608
• GAWK an inexperienced bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIN MILLER a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOV'NOR the landlord of a public house ...1999 UK sl.
• GUV'NOR the landlord of a public house ...1999 UK sl.
• HACK a customer, as in a pub ...1960s NZ sl.
• JIGGER BOY a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KNIGHT OF THE SPIGOT a publican, a tapster ...1821 sl.
• LAMBER-DOWN a shanty-keeper or landlord who persuades men to spend all their money on drink ...L19 Aust. & NZ  sl.
• LIGHT-ALE BANDIT one who scrounges drinks in a public house ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• MAIL a carrier for an illicit grog-shop ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• MARM POOSEY a flashily dressed public house landlady ...L19 sl.
• MARM-PUSS a flashily dressed public house landlady ...L19 sl.
• MAT a public house or lodging-house landlady ...M19 sl.
• MIXER a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIXOLOGIST a bartender, esp as a mixer of cocktails ...M19 sl. orig. US
• MOOCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOOTCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOPSTICK a person who does odd jobs in a bar or saloon in exchange for drinks ...US
• MOT a public house or lodging-house landlady ...M19 sl.
• MOTT a public house or lodging-house landlady ...M19 sl.
• MOTTE a public house or lodging-house landlady ...M19 sl.
• MOUCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NECK-STAMPER the boy who collects the pots belonging to an ale-house, sent out with beer to private houses ...c1696 sl.
• NICK AND FROTH a publican ...a1625 sl.
• NICK-POT a publican ...17C sl.
• POUR-OUT MAN a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUB-CRAWLER one who goes on a pub crawl ...1910 sl.
• QUEEN a woman who runs an illicit township bar or shebeen ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• QUEER BLUFFER the master of a public house; a sneaking, cut-throat innkeeper ...L17 cant
• QUEER BUFFER a sneaking, cutthroat ale-house keeper or innkeeper ...L17 sl.
• SALOONIST a saloon keeper ...1882 US
• SALOON SMASHER one who practises or advocates the practice of the wrecking of drinking saloons as a protest against the liquor traffic ...1901 US sl.
• SCRATCHED-MAN a person whom a publican has debarred from being served at his bar ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SITTER someone employed to sit in a bar and encourage other patrons to buy drinks ...1938 US sl.
• SKIMPY a topless barmaid ...2003 Aust. sl.
• SQUIRE OF THE GIMLET a tapster ...c1670 colloq.
• TAP-LASH † a term of a contempt for a publican ...c1648
• TAPPER † one who taps casks or draws liquor; a tavern-keeper, an innkeeper ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPSTER a man who draws the beer, etc. for the customers in a public house; the keeper of a tavern; a bartender ...c1400
• TAPSTRESS a female tapster, a bartender ...1631
• TIPPLER † a retailer of ale and other intoxicating liquor; a tapster; a tavern-keeper ...1396
• TOP-YOB a pot-boy ...M19 back sl.
• YILL-SELLER a person who sells ale ...1887 Sc.
• YILL-WIFE a woman who brews or sells ale ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - verbs
• BEHIND THE STICK to tend bar ...Bk1998 sl.
• CHARTER THE BAR to buy drinks for everyone in a bar or public house ...L19 sl.
• CHARTER THE GROCERY to buy drinks for everyone in a bar or public house ...L19 sl.
• DAB IT UP (WITH) 'to run a score at a public-house' .,..c1820
• DAMP THE SAWDUST to drink with friends at the opening of a new tavern ...c1860 sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX to eject or bar from a premises; generally, to reject or abandon ...1958 US sl.
• RUN A TAB to order drinks without paying for each one, paying instead the entire bill at the end of the session ...1995 US colloq.
• RUN THE RABBIT to take drink (illegally) from a public house, esp. after hours ...1895 Aust. sl.
• RUSH THE CAN to drink freely at a bar ...1919 US sl.
• STRIKE A LIGHT to run up an alehouse score ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAB OUT to pay a bar bill and leave the bar ...1992 US sl.
• TAKE WATER to leave a bar or public house after spending all one's cash on drink ...20C Aust.
• WALK UP AGAINST THE WALL to run up credit at a public house ...L18 sl.
• WALK UP THE WALL to run up credit at a public house ...L18 sl.
• WALL IT to chalk up a debt on the wall of a public house ...L18 sl.
 
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - phrases
• ABS-LUSHERY at a drinking house ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
 
DRINKING STRAW - nouns
• QUILL a drinking straw ...1913 Amer. dial.
 
DRINKING TOAST - nouns
• CAROUSE † a cupful drunk 'all out', a full draught of liquor, a full bumper to one's health, a toast ...1594
• HEALTHING † the drinking of healths; toasting ...1611
• SCOLL the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
• SKOAL a health in drinking; a toast ...1600
• SKOLE the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
• SCOLL to drink to the health of, to toast ...1599 Sc.
• UMBRELLAS an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
DRINKING TOAST - nouns, person
• HEALTHIST † one who is addicted to drinking healths ...1640 nonce word
 
DRINKING TOAST - verbs
• CAROUSE to drink health or success to ...1583
• HEALTH IT † to drink a health or healths ...1633
• MARL A MAN to cheer a man after drinking his health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIL †* to drink a health to ...c1275
• RESPECT to drink the health of ...1766 Sc.
• SAVE A LADY to drink a toast to ...1792 Sc.
• SKOAL † to drink healths; to drink deeply ...a1598 Sc.
 
DRINKING TOAST - interjections
• BACK OF THE NET! a drinking toast; an encouragement to drink or eat ...1980s sl.
• BUNG-HO a drinking toast ...1925
• CHEERIO! a drinking toast ...1919 Brit.
• CHIN CHIN! a drinking toast ...1909
• HERE'S HOW! int. a drinking toast ...1896
• HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE! a drinking toast ...1927
• HOW! a drinking toast; 'here's to your health' ...Amer. World War I sl.
• NO DAYLIGHT! a drinking toast (daylight is the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers) ...L18 sl.
• OKOLE MALUNA! cheers! bottoms up! - a drinking toast ...1938 Hawaii Amer. dial.
 
DRINKING VESSEL - nouns (also see GLASS)
• BAWDY-HOUSE GLASS a small glass ...E19 sl.
• BEAKER a large drinking vessel with a wide mouth, an open cup or goblet ...1348 now chiefly literary usage
• BICKER a wooden beaker or drinking cup; a porridge dish; a bowl ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BLACK JACK a drinking vessel; a large copper can ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BOWL a drinking vessel, a cup or mug ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BROLL a drinking-pot ...19C Sc.
• CANIKIN a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
• CANNIKIN a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
• FACER a glass that holds a single dram of spirits ...M19 sl.
• FACING-TOOLS † drinking vessels ...1721 Sc.
• GABIE-COG a wooden drinking-cup ...1852 Sc.
• GROWLER a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer ...1885 Amer. sl.
• JACK a drinking vessel; a large copper can ...1819 Eng. dial.
• JOLLY BOYS a group of small drinking vessels connected by a tube, or by openings one from another ...L19
• LADY BLAMEY a drinking vessel made of half a beer bottle with the cut edge rounded by sandpaper ...1940s Aust. sl.
• MAZARD-BOWL † a drinking bowl made of maple ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NAP † a drinking cup or bowl ...c1000
• PANNIKIN a small metal (usually tinned iron) drinking vessel; also, the contents of such a vessel ...1823
• PRAIRIE SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUAIGH a small and shallow cup or drinking vessel with two ears for handles; generally of wood, but sometimes of silver ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUART a quart-pot used for drinking ...L19 Aust. sl.
• QUICK SHOT † small drinking vessels that are quickly emptied ...1624
• QUONIAM †* a drinking glass ...1609
• RABBIT † a wooden drinking vessel ...1685
• SCALE † a drinking cup, a bowl ...1616 Eng. dial.
• SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOOP a wooden drinking cup ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOT a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
• SCULL †* a drinking bowl or drinking vessel ...1513
• SCUTTLE a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELL a standard 8-oz beer glass; a drink of beer ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SIR WALTER SCOTT a pint pot, which was the norm before pint glasses ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• SKULL †* a drinking bowl or drinking vessel ...1513
• SKUTIE a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
• THURINDALE † a pewter flagon holding about three pints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YILL-CUP a wooden vessel from which ale is drunk ...1785 Sc.