An old British and American slang term for a particularly strong alcoholic drink — the kind powerful enough to send you stumbling. As an adjective it means overwhelmingly powerful or overbearing, whether applied to a stiff drink, a forceful personality, or a stunning piece of news. The phrase has mostly faded from everyday use but survives in historical fiction and old pub songs as a vivid descriptor of booze that pulls no punches.
He ordered some knock-me-down home brew and woke up three counties over with no memory of Tuesday.
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(slang, now, _, rare) A strong alcoholic drink.
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Overbearing; overpowering.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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