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741 Etymology dictionary, p. pick up (v.).2
… "stimulating alcoholic drink" is attested from 1867.
742 Etymology dictionary, p. pink (n., adj.).6
… from alcoholism" is from 1913 in Jack London's "John Barleycorn."
743 Etymology dictionary, p. poison (n.).5
Of persons detested or regarded as exerting baleful influence, by 1910. The slang meaning "alcoholic drink" is by 1805 in American English ( p otus as a past-participle adjective in Latin meant "drunken").
744 Etymology dictionary, p. polyvinyl (n.).2
… ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
745 Etymology dictionary, p. potation (n.).2
… " (especially alcoholic beverages); "a liquor or potion drunk, concoction, medical drink," early 15c., potacioun, from Old French potacion, from Latin potationem …
746 Etymology dictionary, p. potty (adj.).2
"crazy, silly," 1916, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.), or to pot (n.1) in its association with alcoholic drinking. Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).
747 Etymology dictionary, p. prohibition (n.).3
… of alcoholic beverages, except for medicinal or sacramental uses," is by 1851, American English. The national Prohibition party in the U.S. organized in 1869 …
748 Etymology dictionary, p. punch (n.2).2
… of alcoholic drink, by 1600. It is commonly said to be from Hindi panch "five," and so called for the number of its ingredients: citrus juice, water, spirits, sugar …
749 Etymology dictionary, p. punch (n.2).4
… non-alcoholic; but the association could have been with the East India Company trade that made the drink's exotic ingredients affordable in England. In …
750 Etymology dictionary, p. quickie (n.).2
"anything made or done quickly," 1940, from quick (adj.) + -ie. As "alcoholic drink meant to be taken hurriedly," by 1941 ( quick one in this sense from 1928). From 1926 as "motion picture made in a short time." By 1975 as "sex act done hastily."
751 Etymology dictionary, p. rickey (n.).2
alcoholic drink made with carbonated water and lime juice, 1895, American English; in contemporary sources reputedly from the name of "Colonel" Joseph K. Rickey …
752 Etymology dictionary, p. rocks (n.).2
… an alcoholic drink, on the rocks, "served over ice cubes," is by 1946.
753 Etymology dictionary, p. sake (n.2).2
Japanese fermented liquor made from rice, 1680s, from Japanese sake, literally "alcohol."
754 Etymology dictionary, p. schnapps (n.).2
… for "alcoholic drink quickly taken." Used in 19c. for "spiritous liquor of any sort;" the flavored varieties are modern.
755 Etymology dictionary, p. sherbet (n.).5
… contained alcohol, and was thus differentiated from sherbet. In early 20c. sherbet was distinguished from ices by including egg whites or other stabilizers …
756 Etymology dictionary, p. shooter (n.).2
… small alcoholic drink, by 1971 (a variant on shot (n.) in this sense). Shootee is attested from 1837.
757 Etymology dictionary, p. short (adj.).5
Of vowels or syllables, "not prolonged in utterance," late Old English. Of alcoholic drinks, colloquially, "unmixed with water, undiluted," by 1839, so called because served in small measure.
758 Etymology dictionary, p. small beer (n.).2
… low alcoholic content.
759 Etymology dictionary, p. social (adj.).4
… of alcohol in a social context" is attested by 1807; social butterfly (1867) is a figurative reference to "flitting" from one social event to another. Social network …
760 Etymology dictionary, p. soft (adj.).5
… , "non-alcoholic" by 1880. Of letters (-c-, -g-, etc.) when pronounced with more sibilance and less plosiveness, 1630s.