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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Railwaymen believe that freshly made tea in the driver or fireman's tea can was
very much superior' (McKenna, Glossary): railwaymen's: C.20. gnat's piss. A
weak beverage, e.g. beer, tea, swilge (q.v.), etc.: C.20. Cf. weasel pee.—2. In
have ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
... canteen or refreshment bar UK, 1970 gnat's eyelash noun a very small
distance. The variant bodyparts are seemingly infinite, with 'eyelash' as the
earliest recorded US, 1937 gnat's piss noun a weak beverage such as tea or
beer UK, ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
... it is generally considered inferior to that which the men brew themselves. gnat's
, within a a [Engineering] said of something that fits within a very tiny
measurement — perhaps one thousandth of an inch — the space between 'a
gnat's piss'ole ...
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A Prospect of Vengeance
again, as Ian clinked the bottles while trying to watch him while looking for
something better than 'gnat's piss'. “But, as to makin' a mistake . . .” He sniffed
derisively. “ . . . I took the BMW last night, to drive upnorth. An' John —'e'ad my
littleMetro, ...
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ManWords: Real Words for Real Men
... a caller's questions. When I smoke GANJA I can hear God, but he always just
tells me to order a pizza. gnat's piss (adjective) a way of describing a beverage
with either a weak flavor, or low alcohol content; best used by alcoholic
foreigners ...
Pan American coffee tastes like gnat's piss. Not,' he added, smiling at her, 'that I'
ve ever actually tasted gnat's piss.' Roz sat down again at her desk and gazed at
him in total silence. She couldn't stop. Partly because of his remarkable looks, ...
Ava gaveashudder as she reached for the glass.She tooka tentative sip of
thecolatype liquid– itdefinitely wasn't Coke –andalmost spat it out again. Itwas
warm and flat and decidedly nasty. 'Yeah, tastes like gnat's piss, doesn't it?' She
turned ...
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[1930s] (US Black) an unattractive woman. gnat's piss n. (also gnat's pee/widdle)
[1920s+] a derog. description of any liquid, but esp. alcohol, that is weak, thin,
tasteless etc (cf. BUFFALO PISS n.). [note Minnesota college squaw piss, weak ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... pony; rosiner; shant; sherbet; shooter; shorty; sippers; slug; snifter; snort;
speedball; spot; stiffener; tank; taste; tincture; wet Poor-quality drink firewater;
gnat's piss; gut-rot; hooch; King Kong; lunatic soup; pink-eye; popskull; rot-gut;
scrap iron; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
(ODoMS) Pissisused inthesense of inferior drink, with weakorpoor beer in
particular being referred to as 'gnat's piss'. In Ecuador a locally produced whisky
possibly named forits manufacturer by a Scots expatriate with a mischievous
sense of ...
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