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bevvy; bevie; bevv
noun- an alcoholic drink, especially beer UK, 1889
Possibly from the circus term “bevie” (a public house), or an abbreviation of “beverage”; both derive from C15 “bever” (drink), and ultimately from Latin bibere. - Any alcoholic drink is a “bevie” in circus language and to bevie is to drink. — Butch Reynolds, Broken Hearted Clown, p. 29, 1953
- [W]e nipped smartly off for a bevvy. — Derek Raymond (Robin Cook), The Crust on its Uppers, p. 23, 1962
- You come out the pub late, you’ve had a few bevvies[.] — Paul E Willis, Profane Culture, p. 123, 1978
- Plus all the rides, performers, food and bevvies, prizes and markets you could possibly handle! — Beat, p. 17, 1996
- TW met up with a few other top British DJs for a few bevvs. — Wayne Anthony, Spanish Highs, p. 157, 1999
- He’s in Liverpool, it’s, like, 1963, yeah–and he’s about to sit down for a bev with John fucking Lennon. — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 129, 1999
- [Y]ou were the first bod in the queue waiting to buy him a bevvy down the pub. — Mark Powell, Snap, p. 186, 2001
- [H]e’s walking away and he’s half thinking about having a bet or a bevvy or going home to give his missus stick. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 91, 2001
- — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 164, 2002
- a public house UK
A shortening of BEVVY CASEY
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