angel shot
angel shot noun: a fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.
Noun
angel shot (countable and uncountable, plural angel shots)
- A fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.
- If you would like us to rescue you from him: Ask any of the bar staff or security for: “An Angel Shot.”2020, Stephen B. King, Glimpse, The Angel Shot
- "I need to know if any of them took a specific drink order recently. An angel shot."
- The manager raised an eyebrow. "Angel shot? Isn't that--"
- Kelly nodded. In the bartending business, it was well known that an "angel shot" wasn't a real drink, but was instead a code word that women could use to signal that they were in trouble.2023, Rylie Dark, Where You Go
- Synonym of chain shot.
- Synonyms:
- chain shot
Synonyms of angel shot
Forms of angel shot
| plural | angel shots |
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Questions about angel shot
- What does angel shot mean?
- Angel shot means a fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.
- What part of speech is angel shot?
- Angel shot is a noun.
- What is the plural of angel shot?
- The plural of angel shot is angel shots.
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