rotgut
pronunciation
How to pronounce rotgut in British English:
UK ['rɒtgʌt]
How to pronounce rotgut in American English:
US ['rɒtˌgʌt]
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- Noun:
- any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
Word Origin
- rotgut (n.)
- also rot-gut, "unwholesome liquor," 1630s, from rot (v.) + gut (n.).
Example
- 1. How can you drink that rotgut ?
- 2. Call it rotgut . You know what 's gonna happen , kiddo ?
- 3. I used to hide the most awful rotgut in the world behind my mother 's china cabinet .