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the polite word for a drink, invented so drunks could sound charming
means To drink alcohol, especially habitually and in modest, regular amounts; or the drink itself.
from From the verb 'tipple,' which in late medieval English meant to sell ale by retail — a 'tippler' was originally a tavern-keeper or alehouse seller, not a drinker. The sense slid, fittingly, from the one pouring the drink to the one enjoying it. The deeper root is uncertain, though it may be related to Scandinavian dialect words for drinking slowly or in small sips.
- old root
- From a medieval word for selling ale
- tippler
- Once meant a tavern keeper, not a customer
- mining slang
- Also means a coal-loading structure entirely
- the dodge
- Lets you confess thirst without confessing weakness
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