"booze can" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-booze can.ogg [Australia] Forms: booze cans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booze can (plural booze cans)
  1. (chiefly Canada, idiomatic) A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable. Tags: Canada, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-booze_can-en-noun-S4vJxPYf Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for booze can meaning in English (1.8kB)

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