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angel shot en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.
If you would like us to rescue you from him: Ask any of the bar staff or security for: “An Angel Shot.”
2020, Stephen B. King, Glimpse, The Angel Shot:"I need to know if any of them took a specific drink order recently. An angel shot."
The manager raised an eyebrow. "Angel shot? Isn't that--"
Kelly nodded. In the bartending business, it was well known that an "angel shot" wasn't a real drink, but was instead a code word that women could use to signal that they were in trouble.
2023, Rylie Dark, Where You Go:
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of chain shot.
Forms
Relateds
angels' share · angel's dram
Synonyms
chain shot