| 单词 | sneaky pete |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSneaky Pete 3. Sneaky Pete, sneaky pete: a name given to any of various illicit or cheap intoxicating beverages. Also attributive. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > illicit sly grog (seller, etc.)1829 Sneaky Pete1949 1949 Collier's 3 Sept. 40/1 A group which was..discussing the effects of ‘sneaky-pete’, a generic term for fortified wines. 1951 N.Y. Times 13 June 24/4 Progression from sneaky pete to pot to horse to banging. 1955 Amer. Speech 30 88 Sneaky pete, marijuana mixed in wine. 1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry i. 32 Sneaky pete, one of the many vivid names..which shearers and others give to cheap wine. 1971 J. H. Jones in J. H. Clarke Harlem 310 He walked around an unconscious Sneaky Pete drinker. 1978 J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) vi. 40 The stranger bought a pint of sneaky pete and he and Sammy went to sit in his short and drink it. sneaky pete 3. Sneaky Pete, sneaky pete: a name given to any of various illicit or cheap intoxicating beverages. Also attributive. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > illicit sly grog (seller, etc.)1829 Sneaky Pete1949 1949 Collier's 3 Sept. 40/1 A group which was..discussing the effects of ‘sneaky-pete’, a generic term for fortified wines. 1951 N.Y. Times 13 June 24/4 Progression from sneaky pete to pot to horse to banging. 1955 Amer. Speech 30 88 Sneaky pete, marijuana mixed in wine. 1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry i. 32 Sneaky pete, one of the many vivid names..which shearers and others give to cheap wine. 1971 J. H. Jones in J. H. Clarke Harlem 310 He walked around an unconscious Sneaky Pete drinker. 1978 J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) vi. 40 The stranger bought a pint of sneaky pete and he and Sammy went to sit in his short and drink it. < as lemmas |
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