stingo

American  

[sting-goh] / ˈstɪŋ goʊ /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

1. strong beer.

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Etymology

Origin of stingo

1625–35; sting + -o; blotto, stinko

Example Sentences

She spoke in a strong voice, got tangled up on some state names but finished with plenty of stingo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our patriot tap Is old, well-kept and genuine stingo; Not the chill quidnunc's cold cat-lap, Nor crude fire-water of the Jingo, But sound as good old English ale, Full-bodied, fragrant, mild, and mellow.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Bearded and ringed, and big, and brown, I sit and toss the stingo down.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Breweries.—In the days of old nearly every publican and innkeeper was his own brewer, the fame of his house depending almost solely on the quality of the "stingo" he could pour out to his customers.

From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.

That is all I can remember, but it may serve to show that Irish Christianity is the real stingo, and no mistake.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John