ackie-peevie
Scots
Etymology
Evidently a hybrid formed on the model of aqua vitæ, peeve = whisky, among Gypsies of Gall., Per., Arg.
Noun
ackie-peevie (uncountable)
- whisky
References
- “ackie-peevie, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.