rotgut

[rot-guht] /ˈrɒtˌgʌt/
noun, Slang.
1.
cheap and inferior liquor.
Origin
1590-1600; rot + gut
Examples from the web for rotgut
  • After the war many producers kept churning out their rotgut, and consumers abandoned arak in droves.
British Dictionary definitions for rotgut

rotgut

/ˈrɒtˌɡʌt/
noun
1.
(facetious, slang) alcoholic drink, esp spirits, of inferior quality
Word Origin and History for rotgut
n.

also rot-gut, "unwholesome liquor," 1630s, from rot (v.) + gut (n.).

Slang definitions & phrases for rotgut

rotgut

noun

Inferior liquor; panther piss: pre-Prohibition rotgut (1597+)