rotgut
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈrɑtˌɡʌt/
- Archaic
- They even brought booze, an eclectic show of partially filled bottles: vermouth, single-grain whiskey, gin, blended rotgut sold only in one-quart bottles, and tequila.
- rotgut whiskey
- bottle of rotgut
Examples
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Staggering around trying to find out where he hid his last bottle of rotgut.
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Rotgut sold by fellers like Ed Brewer killed more Injuns than the soldiery ever did, and gave us honest traders a bad name.
Fiction book (1990) -
Maybe you should lay off the rotgut and leave the drinking to us professionals.
Fiction book (1999) -
- And fill them full of rotgut whiskey.
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It's a rotgut room, hold over from Prohibition.
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Cole is putting a healthy dent in a bottle of rotgut.
Fiction book (2001) -
Hank stopped at the pump and filled up with low-octane rotgut.
Fiction book (1999) -
And fellas, packing a hip flask full of rotgut whiskey, driving around half-drunk.
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When the master went away, I figured he was playing poker somewhere or belting back a bottle of rotgut in a Cibola speakeasy.
Fiction book (1994) -
The bar only served cheap rotgut, so I decided to drink water instead.
Synonyms
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9.9
Alcohol made illegally, often tasting harsh
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Etymology
Rotgut comes from the simple words rot ('rotten') and gut ('stomach'), which means 'something that rots your stomach'. So, rotgut is used for very cheap, harsh alcohol that can make you sick.