bathtub gin

bath·tub gin

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bath-tuhb, bahth- jin]
- /ˈbæθˌtʌb, ˈbɑθ- dʒɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bath-tuhb, bahth- jin]
- /ˈbæθˌtʌb, ˈbɑθ- dʒɪn/

Definitions of bathtub gin words

noun bathtub gin homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition. 1
noun bathtub gin (Idiomatic) Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub. 0

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Origin of bathtub gin

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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bathtub gin popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bathtub gin

noun bathtub gin

bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
moonshine — Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
hooch — Pieter de [pee-ter duh;; Dutch pee-tuh r duh] /ˈpi tər də;; Dutch ˈpi tər də/ (Show IPA), 1629?–88? Dutch painter.

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