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shot glass

American  

noun

  • shot glasses
    plural
  1. a small, heavy glass for serving a shot of whiskey or liquor.


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After vowing not to buy any souvenirs, I bought a Casa Bonita sticker for my laptop and a shot glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025

She asked her friends how they felt “about taking a little shot glass of Kris into the sea” with them, which everyone wanted to do.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024

If dinner hasn’t given you enough Ramsay, maybe a shot glass, cookbook or tote bag is in order.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023

Then you pour a shot of sake into a sake cup or shot glass and balance it on the two chopsticks like a wee hat.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021

“That’s a fine thing,” General Dreedle growled at the bar, gripping his empty shot glass in his burly hand.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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