bug-juice

[ buhg-joos ]

noun

, Slang.

1. an alcoholic beverage, especially of an inferior quality.
2. an unusual or concocted drink.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bug-juice¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

We dined together at the White House last Tuesday and I did everything short of putting a cherry bomb in his bug juice.

From The Daily Beast

Wait until I get this bug juice off me, and I'll get some tape.

From Project Gutenberg

Supper being ordered we passed off the time waiting, by sampling Howard and Reinheart's bug juice.

From Project Gutenberg

She came up pretty close to me and now I could detect from her breath that she had been indulging in Scotch bug-juice.

From Project Gutenberg