rotgut
(noun) any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rotgut (usually uncountable, plural rotguts)
raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor
• gut rot
Source: Wiktionary
Rot"gut, n.
1. Bad small beer. [Slang]
2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
