bathtub gin

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Recent Examples of bathtub gin Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin. — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 After Prohibition ended, people didn’t continue to buy bathtub gin when legal and safer alcohol was available. — Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022 Grosz, Dix, Duchamp, Prohibition, bathtub gin, Gatsby, the League of Nations, the Red Scare. — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022 Bundles questions the veracity of one prevalent anecdote that alleges her great-grandmother saddled white party guests with chitterlings and bathtub gin while her Black guests enjoyed champagne and caviar. — Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathtub gin
  1. strong drink
  2. bootleg
  3. white lightning
  4. red-eye
  5. alcohol
  6. rotgut
  7. spirits
Noun
  • RedPoint is one of the very few places in town with sit-down service and a strong drink program, with bourbon being the star.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
  • Saturday-Sunday This Mexican restaurant in Clearfork is known for its brisket tacos and strong drinks – their froze with rose and vodka has a two drink limit.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Definition of strong drink
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  • There were no vendors hawking bootleg royal-wedding merch, no screaming lines of fans, not even that many impromptu sing-alongs (some were solicited by journalists looking for content).
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 July 2026
  • Yolo County prosecutors have said he was connected to the bootleg fireworks that killed the girl.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of bootleg
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  • One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of white lightning
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  • Breakfast remains relatively stable, with down-home Southern fare like country ham with red-eye gravy or pancakes with sausage available, alongside a daily special or two.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • For red-eye flights, reach for the super-comfortable Spanx AirEssentials Wide-leg Pants, which are also a favorite of Oprah’s.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2026
Definition of red-eye
Noun
  • All involved persons are in their 20s, according to scanner audio, and alcohol may have been involved in the incident.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • Research by British alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware shows an increasing number are embracing low and no-alcohol drinks.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
  • Born in 1912 to a Kashmiri family in the northern state of Punjab, Manto fell under the spell of Gorky and Poe, not to mention the rotgut that would kill him at the age of forty-two.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
Definition of rotgut
Noun
  • The spirits Gu-cheon interacts with throughout the series were invisible on set.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Fatty Arbuckle’s Pub, established in 2003, is home to over 200 different whiskeys and fine spirits.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of spirits

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“Bathtub gin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathtub%20gin. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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