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go cup

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noun

Chiefly New Orleans.

  1. a plastic cup given to a customer wishing to consume an alcoholic beverage off the premises.

Example Sentences

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Pull the tab on the lid, which looks like a regular go cup top, and enjoy.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

"Does Dubai want to be seen as a sort of Lebanon that needs to go cup in hand around the region trying to raise concessionary money?" the investor said.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2010

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