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110 proof

110 proof adjective: stronger than strong.

Adjective

110 proof (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Stronger than strong.
    • In those days a Hollywood hero had to be 110 proof....1941 February 9, "The 'Hated Hun'—Then and Now", The New York Times
    • Then I was wondering who this Bob Dylan was who wrote this great song, and then I was going deeper and deeper to the stuff that's 110 proof.2002 February 1, "With a Sister Tour, 'O Brother' Family Expands", Boston Globe
  2. (US) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: 55% alcohol by volume.

Adverb

110 proof (not comparable)

  1. Intensely; strongly.
    • The crowd which jams the grandstands... constitutes the most informal assemblage in the world. This crowd is 110 proof democratic and unconventional. Judge, subway guard, doctor, banker,..., laborer—they can all sit in the same row....1920 April 11, “Baseball Park, a Stronghold of Free Speech”, in The New York Times

Origin of 110 proof

See proof. Most hard liquor sold at retail in the United States is between 80 and 95 proof (40 to 47.5% by volume); higher proof alcohol is usually bootlegged.

Questions about 110 proof

What does 110 proof mean?
110 proof means stronger than strong.
What part of speech is 110 proof?
110 proof can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near 110 proof in the dictionary

  1. 11-gons
  2. 11-M
  3. 11-plus examination
  4. 11-plus examinations
  5. 110
  6. 110 proof
  7. 110%
  8. 110s
  9. 111
  10. 112
  11. 119

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