Dutch courage

noun

Definition of Dutch couragenext
as in ardent spirits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Dutch courage
  1. strong drink
  2. alcohol
  3. liquor
  4. booze
  5. rum
  6. stimulant
  7. intoxicant
  8. tipple
Noun
  • Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
  • With strong drinks poured and a lively DJ, we were transported to an afternoon at a snowy version of a Mykonos club.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of strong drink
Noun
  • The science behind the link between alcohol and cancer The relationship between alcohol and cancer has been clear to scientists for decades.
    Nikki Crowley, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Forgoing alcohol entirely for a month has become a popular way to kick-start better habits.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • Residents ride their motorbike past a burning liquor store during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Wednesday.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Will liquor stores in Fort Worth open during the snow?
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • Such a person generally doesn’t have to worry about the dire effects of booze on their microbiome.
    Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This Nonalcoholic Negroni Is My Ticket to Hangover-Free Mornings All the bittersweet flavor of the original, none of the booze.
    Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of booze
Noun
  • These nonalcoholic spirits, from rum and gin alternatives to aperitifs, can be used to make mocktails and other fun drinks.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This idea of unpretentious luxury can also be reflected in the rum, Nosko says.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of rum
Noun
  • According to the United Nations’ Online World Drug Report 2023, the use of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, has increased in most countries over the past decade.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The theory that merging the two will promote productivity and other joyful feelings comes from the science that caffeine is a stimulant.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of stimulant
Noun
  • But success is a great corporate intoxicant, and so Hwang has found something new to do with Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, Rose sponsored SB 1055, which aimed to lower the threshold for enhancing the minimum sentence of a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Definition of intoxicant
Noun
  • There’s also Norris Hot Springs, which features a naturally fed pool, as well as food and tipples.
    Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023
  • As for younger folk, Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) prefer to wait for their first drink, as 13 percent have their first tipple between 4 and 6 p.m. Drinking in the morning is generally discouraged, yet some see Christmas Day as an exception.
    Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tipple
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