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brew noun- beer; a glass, bottle or can of beer US, 1907
- I shook hands with the guy and ordered a brew. — Mickey Spillane, I, The Jury, p. 43, 1947
- [W]ith a few brews my fingers flail and less than fly as usual. — Jack Kerouac, Letter to Neal Cassady, p. 318, 10 June 1951
- It was a stripped-down Ford, loaded with road workers, and they were loaded with home brew. — Jim Thompson, Roughneck, p. 6, 1954
- Americans are always drinking in crossroads saloons on Sunday afternoon; they bring their kids; they gabble and brawl over brews[.] — Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 92, 1957
- And I’ll bet you’re smart enough to get us some brew. — American Graffiti, 1973
- He might sip a brew if the peer pressure got to be too much[.] — Joseph Wambaugh, Lines and Shadows, p. 41, 1984
- Went into the store just to get a brew, came out the muthafucka an accessory to murder and armed robbery. — Menace II Society, 1993
- Awesome party! Good tunes! Good brew! Good buddies! — Wayne’s World 2, 1993
- And whether it’s brew or skag you do become that sort of bloke. — Shaun Ryder, Shaun Ryder... in His Own Words, 1997
- MAFADA: Would you like a glass of tea or something? HEALY: You got a brew? — Something About Mary, 1998
- a cup, mug or pot of tea AUSTRALIA, 1905
Tea is brewed by immersing tea leaves (loose or bagged) in boiling water. - We harboured in the relative cool of a bamboo thicket and relaxed over a brew. — Martin Cameron, A Look at the Bright Side, 1988
- [It] was safe to have the occasional brew. — Chris Ryan, Stand By, Stand By, p. 103, 1996
- “Just made a brew,” said Skin. — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 17, 1997
- Will you be stopping for a brew, Mary? — Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, The Royle Family, 1999
- an illicitly made alcoholic beverage AUSTRALIA, 1950
- During cell searches we would often find gaol brews and bongs hidden inside the toilet cisterns. — William Dodson, The Sharp End, p. 35, 2001
- a stew AUSTRALIA
- “Ever tasted rabbit stew before, Nino?” “No, Joe.” “Got a treat comin’ ter yer, matey. She’s an extra good brew.” — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 152, 1957
- used as a male-to-male term of address BERMUDA
- — Peter A. Smith and Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, 1985
- a Jewish person US
An abbreviation of “Hebrew”. - — Pamela Munro, U.C.L.A. Slang, p. 45, 1997
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