whiskey neat
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈwɪski nɪt/
- US
:
whisky solo
- Get yourself a bourbon or a whiskey neat.
Also, dude, you're so sick with your whiskey neat.
- Also, dude, you're so sick with your whiskey neat.
Examples
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When we sat down to our meal, Nick ordered a whiskey neat and a shrimp cocktail.
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Whisky neat, coming right up.
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He'll have a whiskey, neat.
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Give me a whiskey neat, please.
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I'll have your best Irish whiskey, neat.
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"Two whiskeys neat also, please," a familiar voice behind me says.
Fiction book (2002) -
Polly, honey, make me another whiskey neat.
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A whiskey, neat.
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I'll have your best Irish whiskey neat, please.
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Give me a whiskey neat, please.
Synonyms
How Diluted
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Morphology
The phrase is a simple noun + adjective composition where 'neat' specifies how the whiskey is served (plain, without ice or mixers). Because the meaning is directly derived from combining 'whiskey' with the 'neat' sense, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Whiskey neat uses neat to mean 'plain' or 'clean'. Picture a glass with only whiskey and no ice or mixer, so you taste it pure. That's why it means 'whiskey served without ice, water, or mixers'.