stand Sam
English
Etymology
A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.
Verb
stand Sam (third-person singular simple present stands Sam, present participle standing Sam, simple past and past participle stood Sam)
- (slang, archaic) To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
- 1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys (page 9)
- If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.
- 1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys (page 9)
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Anagrams
- Stamands