Food & Drink Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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21 for 21 n. The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and then try to down 21 shots in the hour or so before the bar closes, or as fast as possible. [English Food & Drink] [full cite] (Mar. 12, 2005)

92Golf n. They are among 165 92Golfs—military slang for cooks, after their 92G designation in the personnel handbook. [English Food & Drink Military] [full cite] (Mar. 15, 2005)

ad grat n. Ad grat, or auto grat, as it’s know in the biz, is a restaurant standard that means gratuity is automatically added to a check. Generally the gratuity is 18 percent, it’s added on the pre-taxed total for large parties (between six and eight or more) and the restaurant should note on their menu if they practice this policy. [English Food & Drink Money & Finance] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2006)

adrenaline drink n. John T. Cahill, Pepsi Bottling’s chairman and chief executive, was practically giddy about the company’s adrenaline drinks, as they’re called, including the SoBe line of beverage. [ Language English Subject Food & Drink] [full cite] (Oct. 5, 2005)

air n. There is celery air on the bloody marys and sea salt air on the margaritas. (Air is, for the uninitiated, lighter than foam, and made with lecithin instead of gelatin.) [English Food & Drink] [full cite] (May. 9, 2006)

alco-pop n. Matthew Clark blamed the growth of alco-pop brands such as Hooper’s Hooch for its falling cider sales. [English United Kingdom Food & Drink] [full cite] (Jun. 25, 2004)

alcopop n. Mr. Dunsmore said declining demand for “ready-to-drink” cocktails (also known as alcopops) had also been a benefit because some drinkers were switching to beer. [English United Kingdom Food & Drink] [full cite] (Jun. 24, 2004)

alcopop n. (title) [English United Kingdom Food & Drink] [full cite] (Jun. 25, 2004)

all day adv. All day: the total number of orders of a particular item needed at that moment ("I need 5 salmon all day,” or “I need 3 Margaritas all day"). [English Food & Drink Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2007)

angeled egg n. My niece, Sara, and I made deviled eggs quite a bit because she loved them. One time I mentioned that they were too delicious to be called “deviled.” I thought for a moment and then said, “Let’s call them ‘angeled’ eggs!” We have called them that ever since. I’ve told the story to friends across the country, and many now refer to them as “angeled” eggs. [English Food & Drink] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2006)

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