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
  • At live events, Gen Z drinks approximately 25% less alcohol than Millennials and older cohorts, favoring alcohol-free options and sophisticated mocktails instead.
    Zoryana Zagorodnya, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Whether naturally occurring or added by the winemaker, the role of yeast in wine production is to digest sugar and produce alcohol, which remains in the wine, and carbon dioxide, which is released as gas.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 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
  • And that’s not counting the millions in equity deals that creators are increasingly scoring for partnering with brands ranging from snacks, clothing, soda, and booze.
    Forbes Video, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • The therapist has been getting his act together after spending his nights sublimating the pain with booze and pills, and leaving his also-grieving teen daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell), to be parented by his blunt next-door neighbor, Liz (Christa Miller).
    Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Unlike official remixes, these bootlegs aren’t commissioned or licensed, but in some situations, they’re embraced by the EDM community as a way to share one’s love for music or pay homage to other artists.
    London School of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Povenmire jokes that if Disney doesn’t do it, then bootlegs sell.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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