as in drink
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a single-malt Scotch with a touch of water is his preferred tipple
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as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
I do tipple now and then
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Recent Examples of tipple
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Anna Lomax Wood, who helps to run the archive, said that both her father, Alan, and grandfather, John, enjoyed a tipple.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 June 2025
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The legendary Doyle’s in Jamaica Plain, for example, which dated back to the 1880s and for years was a place where the political class tippled, is no more.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
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Noun
From wine to beer to liquor, from local to international offerings, here are a range of lighter tipples to toast to this summer season.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Anna Lomax Wood, who helps to run the archive, said that both her father, Alan, and grandfather, John, enjoyed a tipple.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 June 2025
Verb
People have been tippling there for more than four hundred years, and the wine list has the heft—and the persuasive majesty—of a Gutenberg Bible.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The legendary Doyle’s in Jamaica Plain, for example, which dated back to the 1880s and for years was a place where the political class tippled, is no more.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipple
Noun
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Guests can browse local vendors, sip on drinks, and catch live music from Jade Flores while enjoying yard games and photo ops under the market lights.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Passengers in all classes will enjoy complimentary food and drinks.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Aug. 2025
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But if these trends persist, alcohol brands won’t just be worrying about Gen-Zers not drinking anymore—they’ll have an entire population with a new relationship to booze.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dumas was last seen on surveillance footage entering and leaving a liquor store with two women.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During meetings, Díaz de la Portilla would sometimes drink liquor out of a coffee mug or a paper cup, according to former staffers who spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.—
Joey Flechas,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the bar, Jeremiah is drunk and drowning his pain in alcohol.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Simply place your bottle of vodka, rum, tequila—any spirit with more than 40% alcohol by volume (ABV) or 80 proof—in the freezer.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Shawnee turned this around, demanding generous treatment by symbolically identifying rum as the milk of the royal parent.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Jays weren’t going to pop bottles of champagne in the clubhouse after a sweep and wear ski goggles to keep the streaming beer out of their eyes.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Use a spray bottle to thoroughly mist the couch with neutral cleaner.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipple. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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