mountain dew

noun

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

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  1. alcohol
  2. white lightning
  3. booze
  4. bootleg
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
  • One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of white lightning
Noun
  • Trump demanded that Canada put American booze back on Canadian shelves.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, our northern neighbor banned the sale of American booze (which is still ongoing in nearly all Canada’s provinces today).
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of booze
Noun
  • On the second, Lemon lined up as the right slot, stepped inward as if to run block, then looped back into the short flats, where Hurts struck him on a play-action bootleg.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From that point on, offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase called play-action bootlegs and other rollouts that enabled Simpson to find receivers, many of them wide open.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of bootleg
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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