rotgut

1. n. strong or inferior liquor, especially whisky. (Folksy.)

□ Where is that jug of rotgut you used to keep around here?

□ The old man nearly went blind drinking all that rotgut.

2. mod. [of liquor] strong or fiery. D You’ve got to stop drinking that rotgut liquor and think of your health.

□ I won’t pay for this rotgut whisky. Give me something better.

3. n. weak or otherwise inferior beer.

□ I need a can of beer, and you give me this rotgut?

□ She can afford something better, but she drinks nothing but cheap rotgut.