"pickleback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picklebacks [plural]
Etymology: From pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”). Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of The Bushwick Country Club bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pickle|back|t2=mild drink, chaser}} pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pickleback (plural picklebacks)
  1. A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.
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  2. The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser.
    Sense id: en-pickleback-en-noun-G8JnqisE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

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