tipple

noun

/ˈtɪpl/

[usually singular] (especially British English, informal)

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an alcoholic drink
- His favourite tipple was rum and lemon.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler.

verb

/ˈtɪpl/

[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tipple	/ˈtɪpl/ /ˈtɪpl/
he / she / it tipples	/ˈtɪplz/ /ˈtɪplz/
past simple tippled	/ˈtɪpld/ /ˈtɪpld/
past participle tippled	/ˈtɪpld/ /ˈtɪpld/
-ing form tippling	/ˈtɪplɪŋ/ /ˈtɪplɪŋ/

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tipple (something) to drink alcohol
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler.