(British, slang, obsolete) (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
(British, slang, obsolete) (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
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Deady means: (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(slang) A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.
Dated British slang meaning drunk, specifically heavily intoxicated. The term is a direct derivation from gin, the spirit historically associated with cheap, mass public drunkenness in 18th- and 19th-century England — think Hogarth's Gin Lane. While largely obsolete in everyday speech today, it occasionally surfaces in historical fiction, period dramas, or used ironically by those fond of vintage slang.
(archaic, slang) Gin.
(dated, slang) drunk.
Deady means: (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
deady means: (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(UK, dialect, archaic) English gin.