liquor store
(US, Canada) A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.
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Cosmopolitan? I had one a long time ago. I loved it. I just ordered a shaker and the things that go with it. I'm going to run to the liquor store later for the cointreau. I was thinking about them the other evening si…
Got a very good egg salad sandwich from the liquor store for lunch 👍
Quick lil lunch break (had to run to the state store [that means liquor store for folks not from PA]) for tequila and cointreau, looking like someone's cute daddy 🥵
Monday's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting also featured a moratorium extension and a lottery for a new liquor store.
He was able to get that one squad assaulting that guy randomly in a liquor store disbanded so he can at least pressure them ffs
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(US, Canada) A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.
“Cosmopolitan? I had one a long time ago. I loved it. I just ordered a shaker and the things that go with it. I'm going to run to the liquor store later for the cointreau. I was thinking about them the other evening sitting out on my patio.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Got a very good egg salad sandwich from the liquor store for lunch 👍”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quick lil lunch break (had to run to the state store [that means liquor store for folks not from PA]) for tequila and cointreau, looking like someone's cute daddy 🥵”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Monday's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting also featured a moratorium extension and a lottery for a new liquor store.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“He was able to get that one squad assaulting that guy randomly in a liquor store disbanded so he can at least pressure them ffs”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(California) A convenience store.
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