pre-drinks
pre-drinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-drink.
pre-drinks is the alternative spelling of predrinks.
Meaning of pre-drink
Verb
pre-drink (third-person singular simple present pre-drinks, present participle pre-drinking, simple past pre-drank, past participle pre-drunk)
- To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive bars and clubs.
- [Scott and Ramona find Wallace sleeping and wake him up.]
Scott: What are you doing here? I thought you were going dancing!
Wallace: Oh... I'm... Still here?
Ramona: You pre-drank too much and fell asleep before even going out!2007, “Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together”, in Scott Pilgrim, volume 4
- [Scott and Ramona find Wallace sleeping and wake him up.]
Meaning of predrinks
Noun
predrinks pl (plural only)
- Alcoholic drinks consumed before a party, pub crawl or other social event.
- Predrinks will still remain the best option for myself ... I didn't stock up a fully equipped bar with a selection of each of my favourite spirits and liquers and beers for nothing :)2000 February 11, Ammorata, “Melbourne's goth scene from a Canberran perspective...”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet)
- A session of pre-drinking, often involving drinking games.
- Neither Bob nor Dorothy showed up for predrinks at the producer′s home.1998, George Eells, Robert Mitchum: A Biography
Questions about pre-drinks
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- Pre-drinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-drink.
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