Tipple
noun
An alcoholic drink.
He enjoys a tipple of whiskey in the evening.
Often appears as...
- enjoy a tipple
- have a tipple
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To drink alcohol, especially in moderate quantity.
After work, he likes to tipple at the local bar.
Often appears as...
- tipple away
- tipple on
noun
An alcoholic drink.
He enjoys a tipple of whiskey in the evening.
Often appears as...
- enjoy a tipple
- have a tipple
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To drink alcohol, especially in moderate quantity.
After work, he likes to tipple at the local bar.
Often appears as...
- tipple away
- tipple on
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally to refer to alcohol, implying a casual or habitual drinking.
At the family barbecue, Uncle Joe asked who wanted a tipple.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tipple' suggests drinking in a more light-hearted, often social situation.
She mentioned that their first date involved sharing a tipple at a cozy pub.
Pro Tip 3/3British Flavor
More common in British English, 'tipple' can suggest UK-related cultural context.
When in London, he explored local tipples with much enthusiasm.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally to refer to alcohol, implying a casual or habitual drinking.
At the family barbecue, Uncle Joe asked who wanted a tipple.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tipple' suggests drinking in a more light-hearted, often social situation.
She mentioned that their first date involved sharing a tipple at a cozy pub.
Pro Tip 3/3British Flavor
More common in British English, 'tipple' can suggest UK-related cultural context.
When in London, he explored local tipples with much enthusiasm.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally to refer to alcohol, implying a casual or habitual drinking.
At the family barbecue, Uncle Joe asked who wanted a tipple.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tipple' suggests drinking in a more light-hearted, often social situation.
She mentioned that their first date involved sharing a tipple at a cozy pub.
Pro Tip 3/3British Flavor
More common in British English, 'tipple' can suggest UK-related cultural context.
When in London, he explored local tipples with much enthusiasm.
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Video examples
90-Year-Old Figure...
to the rink I go I try and go at least five days a week and I skate quite a bit and I'd like to be skating for as long as I can skate somebody said well now can how can you skate so well you tipple
Video examples
90-Year-Old Figure...
to the rink I go I try and go at least five days a week and I skate quite a bit and I'd like to be skating for as long as I can skate somebody said well now can how can you skate so well you tipple
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Homer Hickam
American Author
I ate supper after Dad saw the evening shift down the shaft, and I went to sleep to the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of an arc welder at the little tipple machine shop during the hoot-owl shift.
Quote examples
Charles Kennedy
British Politician
I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.
Quote examples
Homer Hickam
American Author
I ate supper after Dad saw the evening shift down the shaft, and I went to sleep to the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of an arc welder at the little tipple machine shop during the hoot-owl shift.
Quote examples
Charles Kennedy
British Politician
I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.
Example 1 of 2
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