home-brew
Americannoun
noun
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a beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home rather than commercially
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informal a professional football player who was born in Canada and is not an import
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Etymology
Origin of home-brew
First recorded in 1850–55
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Before entering the contest, Sam already had a cult following for his music that uses home-brew synthesisers with a shouty brand of energised electro-pop.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
At some point, though, my home-brew making fell by the wayside and I think it is time to bring it back.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2023
Hogan, who designed his own tattoo to commemorate the Capitals’ Stanley Cup title in 2018, has brewed dozens of styles under his home-brew label “Devils Horns.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2019
He doodled through high school — correcting biology teachers — and was kicked out of a local science fair for what was deemed reckless home-brew genetic engineering.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2018
So Peter found himself sitting in front of a big wood-fire, drinking a cup of coffee decidedly better in quality than his home-brew.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford
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