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voddy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɒdi/ (UK)

Etymology

From vod(ka) + -y.

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable) Vodka.
   • '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. 1993, Anne Weale, Footprints in the Sand:
   • 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. 2004, Catherine Bateson, The Air Dancer of Glass:
   • “Oh yeah, I owe you for a bottle of voddy by the way.” “Why?” he asked, screwing his face up in puzzlement. 2005, Jack Leonard, Bad Altitude:
   • True, we are fond of a voddie or nine, but we know how to handle our liquor, with the emphasis being on "handle". 2014 June 15, Will Self, The Guardian:

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