rotgut
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rotgut
Example Sentences
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Maybe the same stuff with which the bartenders are spiking the rotgut in George C. Wolfe’s current Broadway revival of “The Iceman Cometh,” another lugubrious O’Neill masterpiece.
From New York Times • May 13, 2018
At the bottom of the barrel sits Lawless, John Hillcoat's draught of macho rotgut about boisterous bootleggers in 1930s Virginia.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2012
He doesn't even have a heart of gold; Gary Cooper would never have left a wounded pal to bleed his life away in a wagon outside while he loaded up on rotgut in a saloon.
From Time Magazine Archive
They sound like Hollywood moguls swearing off R-rated rotgut for the 12-step program of PG uplift.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Ah. Well, we all know flies ain’t nothin’ but grown-up maggots, and hooch ain’t nothin’ but rotgut, but tell me, what would Marlon think about you cheatin’ me, son?”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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