malt liquor

noun

Definition of malt liquor

: a fermented liquor (such as beer) made with malt

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Officers found an open can of cold malt liquor on the passenger floorboard. Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, "Speeding suspect caught with open container: North Olmsted Police Blotter," 3 Aug. 2019 This was a different era, when the best player in the world could spend the summer matched up against an 18-year-old, malt liquor plugged on the front of his jersey and a girlie mag on the back. Lee Jenkins, SI.com, "Summer of Showtime: Why All Eyes Will Be on the Lakers," 17 Apr. 2018 Icing involves hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice, a flavored malt liquor, and demanding that the person who discovers it, in this case the deputy director, guzzle it. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "White House Staffers Reportedly ‘Iced’ Each Other," 30 Mar. 2018 Icing involves hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice, a flavored malt liquor, and demanding that the person who discovers it, in this case the deputy director, guzzle it. Author: Robert O'harrow Jr., Shawn Boburg, Anchorage Daily News, "Behind the chaos: Office that vets Trump appointees plagued by inexperience," 30 Mar. 2018 Icing involves hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice, a flavored malt liquor, and demanding that the person who discovers it, in this case the deputy director, guzzle it. Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Office that screens Trump appointees plagued by inexperience," 30 Mar. 2018 Six hours, one 18-ounce Icehouse beer and three cans of Four Loko malt liquor later, Van Ert was spotted by a Kwik Trip customer who told an employee that a man was trapped inside. The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Wisconsin man got locked in a walk-in beer cooler, had 'everything that he needed,' police say," 28 Oct. 2017 Martha tries on a grill, shotguns a beer and glugs out of a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor this season. The Washington Post, cleveland.com, "'Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party' starts its second season tonight on VH1," 16 Oct. 2017 Watson was drinking from a can of Hurricane Category 5 malt liquor, according to an arrest report. Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "As Hurricane Irma raged, sex threesome turned bloody — and deadly, cops say," 3 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of malt liquor

1693, in the meaning defined above

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malt liquor

noun

English Language Learners Definition of malt liquor

US : a type of beer that has a high amount of alcohol