Thesaurus results for ROTGUT

rotgut

noun

Definition of rotgut

as in bootleg

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Recent Examples of rotgut But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023 Born in 1912 to a Kashmiri family in the northern state of Punjab, Manto fell under the spell of Gorky and Poe, not to mention the rotgut that would kill him at the age of forty-two. — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022 During that time, rotgut liquor wasn’t ideal for drinking straight, which made speakeasies get creative, birthing some delicious cocktails that endure to this day. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2021 Moonshine that falls into the rotgut category could be dangerous and even deadly for anyone desperate enough to drink it. — Alan Ashe, CNN, 7 June 2018

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Noun

Arthur Russell — Hall’s primary musical collaborator and the artist most associated with his own work — lived on the top floor, a cord of bootleg electricity snaking up from Ginsberg’s window to his apartment.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
The Food and Drug Administration received reports in recent months that two people died after taking bootleg versions of an experimental weight-loss drug, according to documents reviewed by CBS News.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootleg

Noun

LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Flair, 77, has battled health and alcohol issues over the years.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of alcohol

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The verdict St Vincent possesses an unexplored, get-away-from-it-all tranquillity that many more boisterous Caribbean islands would sell their last rum punch for.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
An empty bottle of rum was also found in the bedroom with tissue fragments and DNA on it, which police believed to be the murder weapon.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of rum

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Fresh off a red-eye flight after winning his fourth Hugo Award, Scalzi stopped by to chat with us about his newest novel, Monsters of Ohio.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
And on night or red-eye flights, the lights in the cabin are usually dimmed and people are trying to sleep, Caulcutt says, so keep conversations to a whisper whenever possible.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of red-eye

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Beets rear their head once more in the B&B, where they are infused with moonshine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Hence the gorgeous moment when Mi-ok joins Ho-seok for a nightcap under the stars—secret moonshine—and affirms that, in the face of insurmountable problems, enduring them together is their only solution.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moonshine

Noun

But some of those who weathered economic storms stuck around to learn, tweak, and tinker their way to good hooch.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026

Definition of hooch

Noun

The government was the one that was poisoning the industrial alcohol the people were stealing to make bathtub gin.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

Definition of bathtub gin

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