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
Noun
  • Joy Division bootlegs have been a cottage industry since the 1980s.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
  • We are left to read between the lines and decipher clues like a bootleg Sherlock Holmes.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of bootleg
Noun
  • One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of white lightning
Noun
  • Following the game, the team boarded a red-eye flight back to Newark Liberty International Airport.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of sending an account executive to smooth things over, Dibrov booked a red-eye flight himself, showed up in person, and talked the customer back into the relationship by coming up with a plan to resolve any technical issues.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of red-eye
Noun
  • The trial is being closely watched for its implications for other fatal high-speed crashes that don't involve drugs or alcohol.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Genetics, smoking and alcohol use are risk factors, but Kingham says changing diets are the biggest cause of the global increase.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 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 industry was pushing trade officials to get back to negotiating.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Groceries Tariffs on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, dairy ingredients and more could cause some price increases during your weekly shopping.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of spirits

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