mountain dew

noun

Definition of mountain dewnext
as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping

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  1. alcohol
  2. white lightning
  3. booze
  4. bootleg
Noun
  • The holidays are often when people over-indulge in too much food, too many deserts, too much alcohol, and even too much time on social media.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By then, Stockton was already experimenting with drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
    Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2021
  • One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of white lightning
Noun
  • About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The state has some of the harshest laws on the books, including one that could penalize people who try to wait the booze out of their system in their vehicle before hitting the road.
    Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of booze
Noun
  • The punk band the Offspring expressed its admiration by selling bootleg merchandise with the company’s logo.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, some grainy bootleg copies survived, and in 1981 serious repair work began in a bid to restore Murnau’s vision.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of bootleg
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