grog

noun

ˈgräg How to pronounce grog (audio)
Definition of grognext
as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk sailors clamoring for more grog

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Recent Examples of grog Zombies, mai tais, grogs, and daiquiris—the gang's all here. — Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 This is akin to drunken sailors insisting that access to more grog will mitigate their penchant for alcohol. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 The term derived from noggin, a Scottish and Gaelic word meaning cup, and grog, an English word meaning hard liquor, typically rum. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025 So that was wonderful and the next minute the woman, waitress, air hostess, was carting grog down to the Warlps who decided to bring out the boomerangs and there was loud singing of love, then of country, then unfettered crying for Yuendumu, all in Warlpiri, and the grog kept flowing. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 From sly grog shops to speakeasies, people created places to connect and celebrate, even when the world tried to keep them apart. — Rebecca Styn, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025 Playes also play companions and grogs that are part of the Chantry. — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Krampus Kandy White Stout – The golden ale started as a holiday offering but now is available all year, infused with Highlander grog coffee. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grog
  1. liquor
  2. drink
  3. booze
  4. alcohol
  5. rum
  6. bottle
Noun
  • The combination of the World Cup, Sail Boston, and Boston 250 events saw an economic boom fueled by liquor sales, tall ships, and Scots covering statues with road cones.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And, of course, for those of us who like their soda spiked, look for liquor notes like the bourbon in Armaf Odyssey Soda Pop EDP or rum in Borntostandout Cola Addict EDP.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • Modern Druidic offerings often take the form of (usually vegetarian) food and drink, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the offer, consumers get an entrée, chips and salsa and a non-alcoholic drink.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • In response, the town shifted its marketing to late-night booze-ups and wedding parties (known, in British parlance, as stag dos and hen dos), and subsequently grew a reputation as a sandcastle Sodom.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Wallace and his partners would simply walk in the stores, grab bottles of booze and walk out without paying, BSO spokeswoman Claudinne Caro said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of booze
Noun
  • State police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal head-on crash in Middlefield last August after investigators found that his blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Younger generations drink less alcohol in general and are less likely to choose wine.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • And, of course, for those of us who like their soda spiked, look for liquor notes like the bourbon in Armaf Odyssey Soda Pop EDP or rum in Borntostandout Cola Addict EDP.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s made with Santa Teresa 1796, a smooth Venezuelan rum, and layered with mamey, pineapple and herbal flavors.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rum
Noun
  • After the execution, Jenkins' son detailed how his mother was killed with only a plastic spray bottle to defend against the knife attacks.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Her alcoholic character may have been quaffing vodka from Evian bottles, but that was a red wine thriller all the way.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle

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