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straight whiskey

straight whis·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [streyt hwis-kee, wis-]
    • /streɪt ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [streyt hwis-kee, wis-]
    • /streɪt ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-/

Definition of straight whiskey words

  • noun straight whiskey pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof. 1

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Origin of straight whiskey

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Straight whiskey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

straight whiskey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

straight whiskey usage trend in Literature

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