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The idea that drinking from a shoe or boot can bring good fortune dates back to the Middle Ages. [ 5 ] The German Bierstiefel is a boot-shaped beer glass [ 6 ] said to have been created by a Prussian general in an unnamed war who promised his troops that if they were victorious in an upcoming battle, he would drink beer from his own boot. [ 4 ]
Due to the size and volume, a beer boot is usually consumed communally. When drinking, if the toe of the boot is facing away from the drinker, a portion of the beer is held at low pressure in the toe. When the air reaches the toe, the beer can rush out into the face of the drinker. The use of beer boots featured prominently in the 2006 film ...
A large sum of money as in 'to make a bomb'. Also 'to go like a bomb' meaning to travel at high speed. [57] bonce Head, crown of the head. Also a large playing marble. [58] booze As a noun, an alcoholic drink; as a verb, to drink alcohol, particularly to excess. [59] boozer 1. a pub or bar. [59] 2. Someone who drinks alcohol to excess. [59] Bo-Peep
1. Englishman, Briton, or person of British descent; an English or British immigrant [293] 2. English or British ship [294] line 1. Untruth or exaggeration, often told to seek or maintain approval from others e.g. "to feed one a line" [295] 2. Insincere flattery [291] lip 1. Underworld attorney i.e. criminal attorney e.g.
Getty Everyone has a Cinderella's-evil-step-sister-moment where you try and squeeze your not-so-dainty feet into a dainty pair of glass slippers (or super cute stilettos, whatever).
Eskimo (definition) From Old Montagnais aiachkimeou ([aːjast͡ʃimeːw]; modern ayassimēw), meaning "snowshoe-netter" (many times incorrectly claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning "eaters of raw [meat]"), and originally used to refer to the Mikmaq. [16] [17] Hickory (definition) From Powhatan <pocohiquara>, "milky drink made with hickory ...
drink made with milk and ice cream; long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce, and so on; rubber-soled shoes worn in physical education class, for athletic activities, etc. Below are lists outlining regional vocabularies in the main dialect areas of the United States.
Pantsdrunk (stylized as Päntsdrunk; Finnish: kalsarikännit, ˈkɑls̠ɑriˌkænːit ⓘ) is a form of drinking culture, originating in Finland, in which the drinker consumes alcoholic drinks at home dressed in very little clothing, usually underwear, with no intention of going out.