as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor
one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping
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In April, Officer Stephen Brown was charged with a DWI and is accused of driving while more than double the legal alcohol limit in York County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Nor was the jury sufficiently moved by accounts of his birth mother’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy, his small brain or other factors.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.—
Omari Sankofa II,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
Noun
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The question, delivered via pay phone, is an old security prompt, and Bob, with a memory fried by pot and booze, cannot remember the answer.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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The youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York has launched a new campaign focused on fake fashion and the use of slavery in the bootleg fashion industry.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Pats doubled their rates of under-center snaps and pre-snap motion in Miami, while emphasizing bootleg play-action passes that set up Drake Maye’s first touchdown pass.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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