Adam's ale


nounFacetious.

Origin of Adam's ale

1
First recorded in 1635–45

Words Nearby Adam's ale

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for Adam's ale

Adam's ale

noun
  1. old-fashioned, jocular water

Origin of Adam's ale

1
C17: from the name of the first man to appear in the Old Testament

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012