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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Origin of home-brew
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
People who fell in love with the lo-fi, home-brew aesthetic of Ulven's early songs will notice a big difference in Serotonin.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2021
But getting it right can take time—and leave consumers resigned to making home-brew hand sanitizer for a few weeks.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2020
The 19-year-old Minnesotan singer Corbin Smidzik’s fame might have seemed like a passing craze in 2014, when he gained notice for the spectral home-brew R&B he made as Spooky Black.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2017
Popular distrust of home-brew recipes assumes a nationwide phase.
From One Third Off by Sarg, Tony
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