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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pickleback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pick-le-back
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.

noun

The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”). Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of The Bushwick Country Club bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Inflected Forms

picklebacks (plural)

Questions

What does pickleback mean?
A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.
Where does pickleback come from?
From pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”). Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of The Bushwick Country Club bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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