stiff drink

noun

: a strong alcoholic drink
He poured himself a stiff drink.

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Christmas is over, and America's distillers find themselves in need of a stiff drink. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 Dec. 2025 Another may want a stiff drink, a plug, a cup of tea, silence, a view of the ramp, or a place to sit with family before the flight. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms? — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025 Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings. — Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 But sidle up to the bar, eerily silent until the restaurant quickly fills with chatter, and order a stiff drink before settling into a table and digging into heaping plates of pasta, milanesa, and a Caesar salad that always hits the spot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026

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