shicker

[ shik-er ]

nounSlang.
  1. Disparaging and Offensive. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

  2. alcoholic liquor.

adjectiveSlang.

Origin of shicker

1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Yiddish shiker “drunk,” from Hebrew shikkōr, from shākār “ to be drunk”

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British Dictionary definitions for shicker

shicker

/ (ˈʃɪkə) /


noun
  1. Australian archaic, slang alcoholic drink; liquor

Origin of shicker

1
via Yiddish from Hebrew

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