stiff drink

noun

: a strong alcoholic drink
He poured himself a stiff drink.

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Her brother, Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-young), downs a stiff drink while his mother, Man-heum (Ko Do-shim) simultaneously berates him for no longer being able to travel back in time and laments the insomnia that stops her dreaming of the future. Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024 All of it may or may not leave you reaching for a stiff drink. Leah Marilla Thomas, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024 Time to say cheers, throw back a stiff drink and go your separate ways at one of the following establishments: Burnside Inn 314 Massachusetts Ave., facebook.com/burnsideinnlounge This three-story Mass Ave joint offers plenty of quiet corners where a teardrop or two will go unnoticed. The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024 Born to Rum at Tudor Place Tudor Place, the historic home and garden in Georgetown, invites visitors in for a stiff drink during its Tudor Nights after-hours program. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 The title implies great physical or mental feats: a man who can forge signatures, impersonate voices, mix a stiff drink, and sing your fears away at the piano. Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 At the end of the day, or week, or summer, the farm crew only wants a couple things; a cold shower and a stiff drink. Ian Knauer, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023 The magazine raised a toast to Church in Old Goucher as well as to Ash Bar and Bloom’s, a pair of bars inside the Hotel Ulysses, as part of its annual exploration of the country’s top spots to grab a stiff drink. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023

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“Stiff drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20drink. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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