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custom beerware

custom beerware

8.9
Drinking glasses for beer made to order with a name or logo
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌstəm ˈbɪrˌwɛr/
translation icon : vasos personalizados para cerveza
  • The brewery offers custom beerware featuring your name or logo.

Examples

  • Many groomsmen receive custom beerware as a wedding gift.

  • She collects custom beerware from local artists wherever she travels.

  • I ordered a set of custom beerware for my friends.

  • Have you seen their custom beerware collection?

  • He received a set of custom beerware for his birthday, complete with his favorite sports team's logo.

  • The company specializes in custom beerware that can be engraved with special messages.

  • For the reunion, each guest was given custom beerware that reflected their personality.

Surface Forms

custom beerware singular
custom beerwares plural

Morphology

custom + beerware

The meaning is directly derivable from 'custom' (made to order) combined with 'beer' + 'ware' (items or vessels for beer): together they indicate personalized beer drinking vessels. Although 'beerware' is not listed in the dictionary, the productive compound pattern X+ware ('glassware', 'tableware') is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows 'custom' and 'beer' can reasonably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Custom beerware comes from the simple idea of a personal beer cup: custom means 'made for you' and beerware are the cups or mugs for beer, often with a name or logo. That's why it means 'cups or glasses for beer that are made for you'.