mountain dew

as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping

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Noun
  • Powell gave up alcohol during filming.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The outlets added that Flores is on probation from a 2023 conviction involving a gun and DUI, which bars him from possessing firearms or drinking alcohol.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Audience online have embraced the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootleg of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As Allen pulls the handoff for the naked bootleg, Hawes comes off his block with the defensive end’s sole attention on the uber mobile Allen.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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