pinter

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See also: Pinter, pintér, and Pintér

English

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Etymology

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From pint +‎ -er.

Noun

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pinter (plural pinters)

  1. (in combinations, UK, slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer
  2. (in combinations, UK, slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints.
    • 2006, Martyn J. Pass, Dani Pass, Waiting for Red, page 262:
      “Anyway, I'd best get a shuffle on. Got to pick some milk up, you see.” “I've just been too.” Sure enough he showed the hedgehog a four-pinter.
  3. (in combinations, UK, slang) Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate.
    She's so ugly, an eight-pinter, I'd say.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From pinte +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃.te/
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Verb

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pinter

  1. (informal) to get drunk
    • 1970, “J'habite en France”, in J'habite en France, performed by Michel Sardou:
      A les entendre on croirait bien / Qu’on est pinté tous les matins
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Conjugation

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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pinter

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ