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likker

likker

1 9.9
An alcoholic drink that is usually strong, like whiskey
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪkər/
  • Slang
: licor
  • After dinner, they enjoyed a glass of likker by the fire.

Examples

  • The party featured an assortment of likker from various distilleries.

  • He always keeps a bottle of likker in his home for special occasions.

  • The Louisiana senator frustrated his colleagues while entertaining spectators with his recitations of Shakespeare and his reading of recipes for "pot-likkers." Long once held the Senate floor for 15 hours.

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Synonyms

booze
vslikker
  • Informal
265 7.6

Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends

is a dialectal spelling term not the broad informal label
libation
vslikker
  • Informal
10 9.1

An alcoholic drink enjoyed with friends

focuses on strong spirits in slang spelling not playful social use
liq
vslikker
  • Informal
1 9.9

A strong alcoholic drink like vodka or whiskey

is a dialectal spelling form rather than an abbreviation

Compounds

pot likker
  • US
1 9.9

A tasty liquid left in a pot after cooking vegetables or meat

How Strong

overproof
7.8
likker
  • Slang
1 9.9
wine
∞ 1.0
beer
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

likker singular
likkers plural

Etymology

Likker is a slang or dialect spelling of liquor, which is related to liquid and originally means 'liquid'. So likker is an informal word for a strong alcoholic drink.