rotgut

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rotgut

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From rot + gut.

noun rotguts · rot gut

  1. slang, uncountable, usually Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor. Near-synonym: red-eye

    Similar: gut rot, hooch, swill, red-eye, rotgut, bug juice, corn liquor, firewater, moonshine, mountain dew, poteen, white lightning

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noun raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor

Españolmatarratas
Portuguêszurrapa
Françaistord-boyaux
DeutschFusel
Русскийбормоту́ха bormotúxa, косорыловка kosorylovka, шмурдяк šmurdjak

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@misc{rotgut_2026,
  title = {rotgut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotgut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}