"Billy Dee" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After American actor Billy Dee Williams, who promoted the beer in the late 1980s (and again in 2016). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Billy Dee (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Colt 45, an American brand of malt liquor. Wikipedia link: Billy Dee Williams, Green's Dictionary of Slang Tags: slang, uncountable
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