"Jimmy Woodser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jimmy Woodsers [plural]
Etymology: From a poem by Barcroft Boake, published in The Bulletin of 7 May 1892, about a fictional Jimmy Wood from Britain who is determined to end the practice of shouting (buying rounds of drinks for one′s group of mates). : One man one liquor! though I have to die A martyr to my faith, that′s Jimmy Wood, sir. Another mooted derivation is the Sydney slang term Johnny Warder (“a man who tries to cadge drinks”), after the similarly eponymous John Ward, a Sydney publican. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Jimmy Woodser}} Jimmy Woodser (plural Jimmy Woodsers)
  1. (Australia, informal) A man who drinks alone. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-Jimmy_Woodser-en-noun-DG6dUDwb Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. (Australia, informal) A drink consumed alone. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-Jimmy_Woodser-en-noun-0QpUKWRS Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

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