rotgut

[ rot-guht ]

/ ˈrɒtˌgʌt /

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noun Slang.

cheap and inferior liquor.

Nearby words

rotc, rote, rote learning, rotenone, rotfl, rotgut, roth, roth ira, roth's spots, rotherham, rothermere

Origin of rotgut

First recorded in 1590–1600; rot + gut

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Examples from the Web for rotgut

Now he was the official distiller, and the rotgut he produced was the only thing that made existence bearable.
The Colonists|Raymond F. Jones
Men always say a whole lot when theyre full of rotgut, unless they get nasty.
The Plunderer|Roy Norton
It must be the rotgut from l'Assommoir that was hacking away inside him.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
I'd sooner have had a pint of old Stringybark, too, than a bucketful of their rotgut liquors.
The Gully of Bluemansdyke|A. Conan Doyle

"That's all that rotgut's good for," the customer said, jumping over the counter.
Null-ABC|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for rotgut

rotgut

/ (ˈrɒtˌɡʌt) /

noun

facetious, slang alcoholic drink, esp spirits, of inferior quality

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Word Origin and History for rotgut

rotgut

also rot-gut, "unwholesome liquor," 1630s, from rot (v.) + gut (n.).

rotgut

noun Slang.

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rotgut

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