Bevvy

Quick meaning: Bevvy is a noun meaning (British, Ireland, slang) Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.

Meaning

(British, Ireland, slang) Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.

More Meanings

1. (British, Ireland, slang, intransitive) To get drunk.

Example Sentences

'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam. 'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'

Anthony and I bevvied together a few nights, but the truth is I couldn't keep up.

Here’s my favorite moment from Helen Mirren’s Oscar-winning performance in The Queen: An urgent phone call rings through from Tony Blair during 4 P.M. tea. After she hangs up, she complains that he’s made her bevvy go cold. How dare he interrupt? I agree completely.

Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.

Word Forms

• bevvies
• bevvying
• bevvied

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bivvy, sherbet, boozehead, livener, booze, boozer.

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