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• Absinthe

  a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries. (def 2). Contemporary Examples I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs. The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of […]

• Absinthian

  a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries. (def 2). noun a potent green alcoholic drink, technically a gin, originally having high wormwood content another name for wormwood (sense 1) n. also absinth, alcoholic liqueur distilled […]

• Absinthism

  noun (pathol) a diseased condition resulting from excessive drinking of absinthe

• Abso-bloody-lutely

  adverb absolutely; also called absotively (posilutely) Examples abso-bloody-lutely sure about jumping out of the airplane Word Origin Australian Usage Note emphatic tmesis form; colloquial modifier Absolutely: He absobloody-lutely wanted to see her again

• Absit omen

  uknown may the presentiment not become real or take place Historical Examples There is a strong undercurrent of labour trade, which gives it a kind of Uncle Tom flavour, absit omen! Vailima Letters Robert Louis Stevenson I am well (absit omen) and interested in what I am in—and I embrace you all. The Letters of […]

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