spin the bottle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spin the bottle
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Example Sentences
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They were then told to spin the bottle before raising it to avoid any spillage, and to take a cloth and dab the lip of the bottle to nab any stray drops.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2015
As it turns out, though, this Texas chanteuse is still at an age where heartbreak is a bad game of spin the bottle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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