malt liquor

noun

1. beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.

malt liquor

noun

1. any alcoholic drink brewed from malt

Word History and Origins

Origin of malt liquor¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

I tried beer in high school, before discovering Zima, a sweet and bubbly malt-liquor/wine-cooler hybrid that tasted like Sprite.

From The Daily Beast

Though raised in Memphis housing projects, he uses no slang and dislikes the taste of malt liquor.

From The Daily Beast

Preparations of malt liquor were at that time deemed essential articles of comfort.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the property of the 'Yebisu' Beer Company, and was built for the purpose of advertising that brand of malt liquor.

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The vigor of its loins is dried up, and the propagation of the human species has become dependent on potations of malt liquor.

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In this difficulty they actually brought barrels of ale from the Temple butteries, and fed the engines with the malt liquor.

From Project Gutenberg

The barley-corn has been personified as representing the malt liquor made from barley, as in Burns's song "John Barleycorn."

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