whip-belly vengeance
English
Etymology
From whip-belly + vengeance.
Noun
whip-belly vengeance (uncountable)
- Poor quality beer.
- 1738, Swift, Jonathan, “Dialogue II”, in Polite Conversation, published 1892, page 158:
- Ay, Madam, strong of the Water; I believe the Brewer forgot the Malt, or the River was too near him: Faith, it is mere Whip-Belly-Vengeance; he that drinks most has the worst Share.
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Synonyms
- pinch-belly vengeance, whistle-belly vengeance