Drinking
These usages are arranged alphabetically here, all having something to do with the theme of "drinking." For fuller information about each usage, see the main list. There are twenty-six files there. Just click on to the appropriate letter.
94 entries
a blue mixedblue label and mild ale, mixed
blue label and mild ale, mixed
Ale, out on theout carousing
out carousing
Full A–Z entry →alehouse madan incurable lush
an incurable lush
Full A–Z entry →at it againdrinking heavily again
drinking heavily again
babychamsmall bottle of champagne
small bottle of champagne
Full A–Z entry →badger pissinferior liquor
inferior liquor
Full A–Z entry →beer for dogsseemingly endless supply of same
seemingly endless supply of same
Full A–Z entry →Bells of Shannon, to be giving itletting it all hang out at a do
letting it all hang out at a do
bevvieddrunk
drunk
Full A–Z entry →bevvydrink
drink
Full A–Z entry →bevvy kenalehouse
alehouse
Full A–Z entry →Bird and the Babyanother name for the Eagle and Child Pub
another name for the Eagle and Child Pub
black and tanGuinness and mild ale
Guinness and mild ale
bladdereddrunk
drunk
Full A–Z entry →bombedthoroughly inebriated
thoroughly inebriated
Full A–Z entry →booze-jerk, -jerkera bartender
a bartender
booze-mokehorse for beer wagon
horse for beer wagon
Full A–Z entry →booze-upparty
party
Full A–Z entry →boozerpublic house
public house
Full A–Z entry →boozerybrewery
brewery
Full A–Z entry →Buck's Fizzchampagne or sparkling white wine and orange juice
champagne or sparkling white wine and orange juice
champerschampagne, sometimes with brandy
champagne, sometimes with brandy
Full A–Z entry →chemickeddrunk
drunk
Full A–Z entry →de Pope's phoneVat 69 whisky
Vat 69 whisky
derty stopoutCitizen Neverhome
Citizen Neverhome
doparty
party
fallymixture of beer and stout
mixture of beer and stout
Full A–Z entry →fender alebeer drunk at home
beer drunk at home
Full A–Z entry →few scoops, aa few rounds of drink
a few rounds of drink
Full A–Z entry →fill your bootsgood health, and here's to you
good health, and here's to you
gedtheeaylinfill this, please
fill this, please
gill, ahalf pint
half pint
Full A–Z entry →gozzifiedwoozy from drink
woozy from drink
Full A–Z entry →half a bitterone half pint of light ale
one half pint of light ale
(h)alf shotdrunk
drunk
(h)alf pisseddrunk
drunk
(h)alf seas overdrunk
drunk
(h)alf cutdrunk
drunk
(h)alf soakeddrunk
drunk
I `ad a fewdrunk
drunk
jars outthere will be plenty of beer
there will be plenty of beer
Full A–Z entry →juga pint
a pint
Full A–Z entry →jungle juicerum(sometimes, bitters)
rum(sometimes, bitters)
Full A–Z entry →kalieddrunk
drunk
leglessthoroughly intoxicated
thoroughly intoxicated
Full A–Z entry →livenerhair of the dog on the morning after
hair of the dog on the morning after
lotionone more name for booze
one more name for booze
Full A–Z entry →lusheddrunk
drunk
maiden's water(virgin's piddle)weak beer
weak beer
merryvery drunk
very drunk
Full A–Z entry →methsmentholated spirits
mentholated spirits
Full A–Z entry →minesweeperdrink stealer
drink stealer
Full A–Z entry →Miss Euphoriamorphine and gin cocktail
morphine and gin cocktail
Full A–Z entry →mojomentholated spirits
mentholated spirits
Full A–Z entry →Nelson's Bloodrum
on the slops, to beto be on a bender, a long drinking spree
to be on a bender, a long drinking spree
Full A–Z entry →on the tiles, to be out on, or to do a night on the tilesout carousing
out carousing
one over the eightdrunken excess at ale
drunken excess at ale
Full A–Z entry →PAFOhospital code for drunks brought in: pissed and fell over
hospital code for drunks brought in: pissed and fell over
Full A–Z entry →parlaticthoroughly intoxicated
thoroughly intoxicated
Peter Hudsonabout two thirds of a half pint
about two thirds of a half pint
pinta Fally'spint of Falstaff ale
pint of Falstaff ale
Full A–Z entry →plonkya wine drinker
a wine drinker
Full A–Z entry →potcheen(potheen)in Liverpool, any liquor
in Liverpool, any liquor
rat-arsedvery drunk
very drunk
red biddycheap red wine
cheap red wine
Full A–Z entry →rollin' in ther shitthoroughly drunk
thoroughly drunk
Full A–Z entry →scouseddrunk
drunk
Screechdark Demerara rum
dark Demerara rum
shebeensite for illegal liquor sales
site for illegal liquor sales
shift ale, toconsume large amounts of beer
consume large amounts of beer
slab of beercase of beer
case of beer
sozzleddrunk
drunk
twiga drink of something
a drink of something
Full A–Z entry →virgin's piddleweak beer (or other alcoholic drink)
weak beer (or other alcoholic drink)
Full A–Z entry →wet the baby's headperhaps just one drink
perhaps just one drink
whirliesdizzy from drinking
dizzy from drinking
SAYINGS (DRINKING)
Eed suck der sweat from a dockers armpit
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Es la ders a cactus in der bottom of me glassyour turn to buy.
your turn to buy.
Ey mate the ops in dis ale are drowninthe beer must be watered
the beer must be watered
More kick from a snake dan dis gnatspissthe beer must be watered.
the beer must be watered.
Fill yer boots, wackhere's to you.
here's to you.
Full A–Z entry →towils is onno more alcoholic beverages being served tonight.
no more alcoholic beverages being served tonight.
stop yer tapno more for you.
no more for you.
smell uv the barmaid's apronI'll only drink a little bit.
I'll only drink a little bit.
avyer seen Phyllis?notice that my glass is empty.
notice that my glass is empty.
that feller spills more than I drink
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`atches is off, dealcohol is now being served.
alcohol is now being served.
To smoke a dry pipea pipe unaccompanied by a pint.
a pipe unaccompanied by a pint.
There's a baby in every bottle of Guinness
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Any port in a storm, as my father used to say
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Any port before bed will do, as me mum always said
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A hangoverme head was going like a bucket of frogs
me head was going like a bucket of frogs
Beer past its timethe beer was so flat it should have been sold in envelopes
the beer was so flat it should have been sold in envelopes