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bathtub gin

Any alcoholic drink that is made by an amateur at home or in makeshift conditions. Refers to the use of bathtubs in creating illegal alcohol (most often gin, hence the name) during the prohibition years in the US. This stuff is strong, but it tastes like bathtub gin!

See also: bathtub, gin

gin mill

and gin dive and gin palace

n. a saloon; a low liquor establishment. (Older.) Fred hit every gin mill on the way home. The joint looks like a gin dive. I’m not going in there!

See also: gin, mill

gin dive

verb

See gin mill

See also: dive, gin

gin palace

verb

See gin mill

See also: gin, palace