booze can

booze can

An establishment (e.g., a nightclub or bar) that sells or provides alcoholic beverages illegally and/or after hours. I know a great booze can downtown that only lets you in if you know the password.
See also: booze, can
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (as) happy as a sandboy
  • be as happy as a sandboy
  • happy as a sandboy
  • bottle
  • the bottle
  • drinkies
  • hit the booze
  • hit the
  • have a snoot full
  • booze artist
References in periodicals archive
The Queslett Nature Reserve, in Great Barr, has already benefited from four litter picks over the summer, but the latest recovered bags of booze cans and bottles.
Litter-pick volunteers find beer can bounty; GREAT BARR
l Police will regain the power to seize unopened booze cans from underage public drinkers.
PERSUASION; Blunkett takes advice on yobs
The kitchen surfaces were also covered with empty booze cans.
PARTY PARENTS LET FREEZING BABY DIE
A MINISTER wants to build his new kirk out of booze cans.
CARRYOUT KIRK; Minister's bid to build church out of booze tins and rubbish
The bloodied remains of a river duck were found at Fazeley, near Tamworth, surrounded by a number of empty booze cans and half-full bottles.
Drunken yobs batter duck; FAZELEY: New orders will be put in place to stop youths
The 21-Bill programme will be dominated by law and order: l Police will be given the power to snatch unopened booze cans from teeny tipplers, long demanded by Wirral South MP Ben Chapman.
ALL-OUT WAR ON CRIMINALS; Tough new laws to dominate Queen's Speech
Several youngsters have already been stopped and had booze cans and bottles taken off them.
North City News: Blitz on drunken youths; SUTTON
Next year, police will be able to confiscate both opened and unopened booze cans brandished by underage drinkers in town and city centres.
CRACKD0WN ON CHILD DRINKERS; New curbs on lager louts