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drink link en · NOUN

Etymology

Humorously suggesting that it is a convenient source of money for alcoholic drinks.

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) An ATM machine.
    • This particular ATM was known as the 'drink-link'. It was good to know she would get money any time, for an extra round or a taxi home — assuming she could still remember her PIN number. 2000, William Cullen, Doris Lehniger, B for Business, page 91:
    • 'Yes, and CCTV on the drink link and at Fabio's chipper.' 2023, Sam Blake, The Mystery of Four:

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