mountain dew

Definition of mountain dewnext
as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping

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Noun
  • Rubbing Alcohol Head to the drug store for a bottle of 70% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to clean windows.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Food and drink Three meals a day—included in the rate, except for alcohol—are served in the main lodge, with every group being assigned the same table during their stay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Noun
  • As a result, our northern neighbor banned the sale of American booze (which is still ongoing in nearly all Canada’s provinces today).
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • No business bought more bottles of booze from state liquor stores than Bardenay’s downtown Boise location during fiscal year 2026, which ended June 30.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • On the second, Lemon lined up as the right slot, stepped inward as if to run block, then looped back into the short flats, where Hurts struck him on a play-action bootleg.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From that point on, offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase called play-action bootlegs and other rollouts that enabled Simpson to find receivers, many of them wide open.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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