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rotgut

[ rot-guht ]

/ ˈrɒtˌgʌt /

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noun Slang.

cheap and inferior liquor.

Origin of rotgut

First recorded in 1590–1600; rot + gut

Words nearby rotgut

rotblat, rote, rote learning, rotenone, rotfl, rotgut, roth, roth ira, roth's spots, rotherham, rothermere

Example sentences from the Web for rotgut

Now he was the official distiller, and the rotgut he produced was the only thing that made existence bearable.

The Colonists |Raymond F. Jones
Men always say a whole lot when theyre full of rotgut, unless they get nasty.

The Plunderer |Roy Norton
It must be the rotgut from l'Assommoir that was hacking away inside him.

L'Assommoir |Emile Zola
I'd sooner have had a pint of old Stringybark, too, than a bucketful of their rotgut liquors.

The Gully of Bluemansdyke |A. Conan Doyle

"That's all that rotgut's good for," the customer said, jumping over the counter.

Null-ABC |Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for rotgut

rotgut

/ (ˈrɒtˌɡʌt) /

noun

facetious, slang alcoholic drink, esp spirits, of inferior quality