tipple
pronunciation
How to pronounce tipple in British English:
UK [ˈtɪpl]
How to pronounce tipple in American English:
US [ˈtɪpəl]
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- Noun:
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
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- Verb:
- drink moderately but regularly
Word Origin
- tipple (v.)
- c. 1500 (implied in tippling), "sell alcoholic liquor by retail," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (such as Norwegian dialectal tipla "to drink slowly or in small quantities"). Meaning "drink (alcoholic beverage) too much" is first attested 1550s. Related: Tippled.
Example
- 1. The tipple is in a demographic sweet spot .
- 2. A tipple before bedtime may get you off to sleep faster but it can disrupt your night 's slumber , say researchers who have reviewed the evidence .
- 3. Scotch drinkers around the world tend to associate their favourite tipple with success and achievement .
- 4. Meanwhile , in china , diageo will have to convince drinkers that shui jing fang is the tipple of choice .
- 5. Although bond still likes a tipple , there is no sign of the 70-a-day cigarette habit he sports in the 1953 novel " casino royale " .