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straight, no chaser en · X

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1. An alcoholic drink served in its pure form, without anything mixed in, and not followed by a non-alcoholic drink.
   • Cowboys in high-heeled boots teeter along its sidewalks, or push the swinging doors aside for a shot or two—straight, no chaser. 1947, John Clarkson Jay, Skiing the Americas, page 115:
   • ‘Here,’ offered Scotch, ‘get a dash of Coke.’ ‘Straight,’ said I, ‘no chaser.’ I gulped the drink all at once. Sat back in the chair as the laughter of the brothers swirled around me. ‘Straight, no chaser, he says,’ Scotch said, throwing back a slug of brandy. 2007, Fred Khumalo, Bitches' Brew, Jacana Media, →ISBN, page 173: