voddy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vod(ka) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɒdi/

Noun

voddy (countable and uncountable, plural voddies)

  1. (Britain, informal) Vodka.
    • 1993, Anne Weale, Footprints in the Sand‎
      'There's sure to be a fridge for keeping the beer cold.' 'I don't drink beer — it's fattening. Voddy and lime is my tipple.
    • 2004, Catherine Bateson, The Air Dancer of Glass‎
      A man, only a few metres away, standing up in plain view, swigged on a bottle of voddy. Talk about careless! Egan couldn't believe his eyes.
    • 2005, Jack Leonard, Bad Altitude
      “Oh yeah, I owe you for a bottle of voddy by the way.” “Why?” he asked, screwing his face up in puzzlement.
    • 2014, Will Self, The Guardian, 15 Jun 2014:
      True, we are fond of a voddie or nine, but we know how to handle our liquor, with the emphasis being on "handle".
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