pot liquor
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]pot liquor (usually uncountable, plural pot liquors)
- (Southern US) The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
- Synonym: collard liquor
Usage notes
[edit]Spelling of pot liquor can be a topic of heated debate, some arguing for the spelling potlikker.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Pot Liquor or Potlikker?, letter from Zell Miller to the New York Times, February 23, 1982, writing in favor of the spelling “potlikker”.