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whip-belly vengeance

whip-belly vengeance noun: poor-quality beer.

Noun

whip-belly vengeance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Poor-quality beer.
    • Ay, Madam, strong of the Water; I believe the Brewer forgot the Malt, or the River was too near him: Faith, it is mere Whip-Belly-Vengeance; he that drinks most has the worst Share.1738, Jonathan Swift, “Dialogue II”, in Polite Conversation, published 1892, page 158

Synonyms of whip-belly vengeance

Origin of whip-belly vengeance

From whip-belly + vengeance.

Questions about whip-belly vengeance

What does whip-belly vengeance mean?
Whip-belly vengeance means poor-quality beer.
What part of speech is whip-belly vengeance?
Whip-belly vengeance is a noun.

Words near whip-belly vengeance in the dictionary

  1. whip-around
  2. whip-arounds
  3. whip-arse
  4. whip-arses
  5. whip-belly
  6. whip-belly vengeance
  7. whip-creamed
  8. whip-creamier
  9. whip-creamiest
  10. whip-creamy
  11. whip-hand

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