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potlicker
or pot·lik·er, pot·lik·ker
[ pot-lik-er ]
/ ˈpɒtˌlɪk ər /
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noun
Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
Dialect. a worthless or disgusting person or animal.
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How to use potlicker in a sentence
He was answered by Frogeye, who celebrated his latest release from gaol by attending the Potlicker Ball.
News Writing|M. Lyle SpencerAn' sometime they would crumble bread in the potlicker an give us spoons an we would stan' roun' the pot an' eat.
The next day Aunt Martha was in bed, slowly eating a bowl of potlicker and turnip greens into which cornbread had been crumbled.