Synonyms

home-brew

American

[hohm-broo] / ˈhoʊmˈbru /

noun

beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.

home-brew British

noun

a beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home rather than commercially
informal a professional football player who was born in Canada and is not an import

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Other Word Forms

home-brewed adjective

Etymology

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

Next, she bought a home-brewing kit, consulted staff at local home-brew shop Bitter & Esters, and started bingeing brewing videos and tutorials on YouTube.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 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

Mr. Wheeler, mourning over his lost home-brew and refusing, like Niobe, to be comforted, has suspended the sittings for the magazine cover, thus robbing Archie of his life-work.

From Indiscretions of Archie by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

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