brewski en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English brew Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski English brewski From brew + -ski.
Meanings
- (informal, uncountable) Beer.
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(countable, informal) A serving of beer.
Yeah, going for a brewski after a rousing game of touch football with your work team will help you replenish your protein better than a glass of chardonnay.
2013 September 30, Keri Glassman, “Vitamin B? Why beer is good for your health”, in CNN:Budweiser says this will be the first of many excursions it plans to back. And, eventually, the newly gleaned information could inform how the company will make brewskis for Mars.
2017 December 11, Jackie Wattles, “SpaceX is sending barley to space for Budweiser research”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brewsky | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brewskis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sv bira (informal: beer) · fr binouze (informal: beer) · et õlts (informal: beer) · sv bärs (informal: beer) · pl browar (informal: beer) · ru пивко́ (informal: beer)