Gladstone claret
(UK, slang, obsolete) Cheap claret.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(UK, slang, obsolete) Cheap claret.
Origin: After William Ewart Gladstone, who reduced the duty on French wines. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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