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chaser

chaser

11 4.8
A drink taken after a strong drink to make its taste less strong
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃeɪsər/
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  • Kenny insisted on those little airline-size miniature bottles of Smirnov vodka, three at a time, with a Coke chaser.
  • beer chaser
  • whiskey chaser
  • bourbon chaser

No, it's just I can't take shots without chasers, by the way.

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Examples

  • Double bourbon and a beer chaser.

  • What'll you have for a chaser?

  • And I'll have the same with a whisky chaser.

  • Come on, you take two shots back to back, and then you shotgun your beer as a chaser.

  • Hey, bring a round of the chasers, please.

  • Give me a little shot of bourbon and a beer chaser.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Helen choked a bit and followed her shot down with a short beer chaser.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I brought you a kamikaze with a vodka chaser.

  • If they felt flush, they ordered a shot with a beer chaser, which is called p38, a Shawn O'Farrell, or a Shawn 0, but mostly they just drank beer and argued.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • After the rich whiskey, he always orders a beer chaser to lighten the taste.

Compounds

ambulance chaser
  • Offensive
4 8.2

A lawyer who looks for accident victims and urges them to sue for their own gain

skirt chaser
  • Offensive
1 9.0

A man who often tries to attract many women in a showy way

stern chaser
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A gun at the back of a ship used to fire at a chasing ship

booty chaser
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often seeks casual sex with many partners

potato chaser
  • Informal
9.7

A person who loves potatoes and looks for new potato dishes

woman chaser
  • Offensive
7.9

A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way

How Strong

liqueur
14 5.6
wine
1.0
beer
1.0
chaser
11 4.8
juice
557 1.0
soda
  • US
426 1.0
water
1.0

Surface Forms

chaser singular
chasers plural

Morphology

chaser = chase (transparent) = chase + er

Standard noun formation from 'chase' meaning 'to follow' with '-er' meaning 'thing that follows', applied to a drink that follows another.

Etymology

Chaser comes from the verb chase, which means 'to run after' or 'to follow'. A chaser drink is something that 'follows' a strong or bitter drink to 'chase' away the harsh taste.