brewski
Americannoun
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Origin of brewski
First recorded in 1980–1985
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To make a living, Tomaselli manned one of the few evening hangouts in downtown: the now-legendary Gorky's Cafe and Russian Brewery, whose motto was "foodski, funski and brewski."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2015
He's headed for his honorable job as an insurance salesman, then home to his blond, bedimpled wife Meryl, perhaps off for a late brewski with his best friend, Marlon.
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard were kicked out of an airport — and no, it wasn’t for letting their kids chug some non-alcoholic brewskis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Had Ormond overzealously taken up Gervais on the free beer thing? Unlikely, since Alexander Skarsgard later groused the brewskis were non-alcoholic.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2010
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