as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
sailors clamoring for more grog
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Recent Examples of grog
Zombies, mai tais, grogs, and daiquiris—the gang's all here.
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Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
This is akin to drunken sailors insisting that access to more grog will mitigate their penchant for alcohol.
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
The term derived from noggin, a Scottish and Gaelic word meaning cup, and grog, an English word meaning hard liquor, typically rum.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Dec. 2025
So that was wonderful and the next minute the woman, waitress, air hostess, was carting grog down to the Warlps who decided to bring out the boomerangs and there was loud singing of love, then of country, then unfettered crying for Yuendumu, all in Warlpiri, and the grog kept flowing.
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
From sly grog shops to speakeasies, people created places to connect and celebrate, even when the world tried to keep them apart.
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Rebecca Styn,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
Playes also play companions and grogs that are part of the Chantry.
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Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
Krampus Kandy White Stout – The golden ale started as a holiday offering but now is available all year, infused with Highlander grog coffee.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
12 Dec. 2022
Need stronger grog?
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Washington Post,
9 May 2021
Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
This is akin to drunken sailors insisting that access to more grog will mitigate their penchant for alcohol.
—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
The term derived from noggin, a Scottish and Gaelic word meaning cup, and grog, an English word meaning hard liquor, typically rum.
—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Dec. 2025
So that was wonderful and the next minute the woman, waitress, air hostess, was carting grog down to the Warlps who decided to bring out the boomerangs and there was loud singing of love, then of country, then unfettered crying for Yuendumu, all in Warlpiri, and the grog kept flowing.
—
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
From sly grog shops to speakeasies, people created places to connect and celebrate, even when the world tried to keep them apart.
—
Rebecca Styn,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
Playes also play companions and grogs that are part of the Chantry.
—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
Krampus Kandy White Stout – The golden ale started as a holiday offering but now is available all year, infused with Highlander grog coffee.
—
Marc Bona,
cleveland,
12 Dec. 2022
Need stronger grog?
—
Washington Post,
9 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grog
Noun
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The investigation is ongoing, and details where and how the liquor was manufactured have not been released.
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On their way to Foxborough for an opening match against Haiti, Scottish fans reportedly bought up all the beer—including Tennent's Lager, a popular beer in Scotland—at local bars and liquor stores.
Noun
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For drinks, lean on pre-batched cocktails, a help-yourself bar, freezer-door cocktails or wine.
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Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators.
Noun
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The bagpipes, the booze, the kilts!
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The boat was later found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay a day after the crash.
Noun
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Despite the teetotaling decision, stacks of beer, including Michelob Ultra, Kona Big Wave, Bud Light and Budweiser sat behind the register as workers informed attendees that alcohol would be sold beginning Thursday.
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This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
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Founded in 1703, Barbados’ Mount Gay Rum bills itself as the world’s oldest continuously running rum distillery.
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The Malibu coconut rum, pineapple and coconut flavors can be enhanced by adding a fruit swirl of your choosing — strawberry, blackberry, mango or watermelon.
Noun
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The day after the crash, the boat was found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay.
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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“Grog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grog. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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