- rotgut
- noun Date: 1633 cheap or inferior liquor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rotgut
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rotgut — ot gut, n. 1. Bad small beer. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotgut — also rot gut, unwholesome liquor, 1630s, from ROT (Cf. rot) (v.) + GUT (Cf. gut) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
rotgut — ☆ rotgut [rät′gut΄] n. [ ROT + GUT ] Slang raw, low grade whiskey or other liquor … English World dictionary
rotgut — 1. n. strong or inferior liquor, especially whisky. (Folksy.) □ Where is that jug of rotgut you used to keep around here? □ The old man nearly went blind drinking all that rotgut. 2. mod. [of liquor] strong or fiery. D You’ve got to stop drinking … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rotgut — /ˈrɒtgʌt/ (say rotgut) noun Colloquial alcoholic liquor of inferior quality …
rotgut — /rot gut /, n. Slang. cheap and inferior liquor. [1590 1600; ROT + GUT] * * * … Universalium
rotgut — noun raw or poor quality alcoholic liquor … Wiktionary
Rotgut — alcoholic liquor of interior quality … Dictionary of Australian slang
rotgut — Australian Slang alcoholic liquor of interior quality … English dialects glossary
rotgut — rot|gut [ˈrɔtgʌt US ˈra:t ] n [U] informal strong cheap low quality alcohol … Dictionary of contemporary English
