With the weekend approaching fast and many people getting in the partying mood here are a few of my favourite drink related words… great for trivia at the Friday night party… or for a hangover the next morning. So if you’re Poculent here are a few words especially for you!
On Drinking:
Balderdash: adulterated wine
Barleyhood: bad temper induced by drinking
Cagg: a solemn vow not to drink for a certain period of time
Compotation: a drinking bout
Cropsick: stomachache from too much drink
Doundrins: afternoon drinking
Drinkmoney: money used to buy liquor
Malmsey: A strong, sweet wine
Poculent: fit for drinking
Pot-valiant: courageous because of drink
Shandygaff: a mixture of beer and ginger-beer
Shotclog: a drinking companion tolerated because he/she pays for the drinks
Slipslop: bad liquor
Snowbroth: very cold liquor
Sorbition: the act of drinking or sipping
Supernaculum: drinking the last drop from a glass or bottle
Swilbowl: a heavy drinker
Usquebaugh: the water of life (whiskey)
