package store
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the state laws of Connecticut and Georgia which declare that purchased liquor must be in a sealed container or removed from the premises in a bag or other package.
Noun[edit]
package store (plural package stores)
- (US) A retail liquor store, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.
- 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, pages 153-154:
- It’s not like there was any shortage of booze in Eloe. There were package stores and churches every hundred feet.
Synonyms[edit]
- packie (US, slang)
- liquor store
- off-licence (UK)
- offy (UK, slang)
Translations[edit]
liquor store — see liquor store