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brewski, n. N. Amer. slang (orig. College slang).
Brit. |ˈbruːski|, U.S. |ˈbruski|
Plural brewskis, brewskies
Forms: 19– brewski, 19– brewsky
[‹ brew n.1 + -ski suffix. Perhaps compare Roosky, variant of Russki adj. and n.]
Beer; a drink of beer, esp. in a can or bottle.
1977Sat. Night Live (transcript of TV programme) 29 Oct. in snltranscripts.jt.org (O.E.D. Archive) Yes, we were extremely upset to find six-packs of brewski in the children's trick-or-treat bags. 1982Washington Post 7 Jan. dc5/2 Since the early 1950s, boys and belles from southern universities have spent their vacations in Myrtle, drinking brewskies. 1989T. Bodett End of Road i. vii. 73 Stormy went up to the snack counter for a pair of long-neck beers... ‘Couple'a those brewskies would hit the ol' spot’. 1993S. Turow Pleading Guilty (1994) iii. xii. 186 He has his memories to keep him warm and a wife to set him straight whenever he's had a brewski too many. 2007Time Out N.Y. 15–21 Mar. 24/2 Everyone had that friend in college who was glued to his PlayStation while throwing back a few brewskies. |