bathtub gin

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Recent Examples of bathtub gin 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 As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts. David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023 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 After Prohibition ended, people didn’t continue to buy bathtub gin when legal and safer alcohol was available. Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022 But states also didn’t massively increase the price of newly legal alcohol to make bathtub gin more attractive. 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 The Roaring Twenties weren’t all about flappers and bathtub gin. Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022 Williams sold bathtub gin to a Chicago nightclub and wrote a sports column for The Chicago Whip to make ends meet. Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathtub gin
Noun
  • Combined with its ample bar and strong drinks, the Newport Boulevard joint soon attracted locals from the fishing community and out-of-towners alike.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
  • Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Audrey visited boxes in Apple Valley and Minneapolis, and while the former was full of bootleg DVDs, the latter was down to two VHS tapes.
    Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 28 May 2025
  • The company has long taken a strict stance against bootlegs, using legal threats and lawsuits to shut down emulators of older Nintendo consoles and related ROM provider sites.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
    Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Southwest began flying red-eye flights in February.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • The seasonal flight—which runs through September 24—operates as a red-eye service eastbound from EWR to FNC on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • With a strong focus on local produce and fish, meals can feel restrictive–no alcohol, for example, though there is pasta (this is Italy, after all!).
    Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • The garden is packed with picnic blankets, tables, people and alcohol.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.
    David Reamer | Alaska history, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • 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

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“Bathtub gin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathtub%20gin. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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