bimber

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unknown. Bańkowski suggests the word has origins in prison slang with an original meaning of "stolen goods", particularly watches, in reference to a criminal caught with "corpus delicti", with a semantic shift to any illicit material, and ultimately to illegal alcohol.[1] First attested in 1937.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbim.bɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imbɛr
  • Syllabification: bim‧ber

Noun

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bimber m inan

  1. moonshine (illicit homemade liquor)
    Synonyms: samogon, samogonka, księżycówka, krzakówka
    mocny bimberstrong moonshine
    domowy bimberhomemade moonshine
    własny bimberin-house moonshine
    wódka i bimbervodka and moonshine
    bańka bimbrua can of moonshine
    butelka bimbrua bottle of moonshine
    szklanka bimbrua glass of moonshine
    litr bimbrua liter of moonshine
    pędzić bimberto homebrew moonshine
    produkować bimberto produce moonshine
    robić bimberto make moonshine
    pić bimberto drink moonshine
    przypominać bimberto resemble moonshine

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bimber”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Dobry Wieczór! i Kurjer Czerwony : ilustrowane pismo codzienne R.16[1], number 4, 1937, page 2
  3. ^ bimber in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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  • bimber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bimber in Polish dictionaries at PWN