corn liquor

Thân thiện

A man hides a jug of corn liquor in a wooden barrel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Illegally produced whiskey from corn mash: "corn liquor" refers to a type of strong alcoholic beverage, specifically whiskey, that is made from a fermented mixture of corn (a mash) and is produced illegally, without government authorization or taxation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The police found a still used for making corn liquor in the woods. (The police discovered equipment for illegally distilling whiskey from corn in the forest.)
  • In some rural areas, making corn liquor was once a common, though illicit, practice. (Producing untaxed whiskey from corn was a frequent but illegal activity in certain countryside regions.)

Advanced Usage

• "bootleg corn liquor": emphasizes the illegal, smuggled nature of the liquor.
  • They were arrested for selling bootleg corn liquor. (They were taken into custody for selling illegally produced and distributed corn whiskey.)

Variants and Related Words

• Moonshine (n): A common synonym for illegally produced distilled spirits, often specifically corn liquor.
  • Moonshine is another name for untaxed, homemade liquor like corn liquor.
• White lightning (n): (Informal) A term for clear, strong, illegally made corn whiskey.
• Hooch (n): (Slang) A general term for cheap or illegally made alcoholic drink.

Synonyms

• Moonshine: Illegally distilled alcohol.
• Bootleg whiskey: Illegally produced or distributed whiskey.

Related Phrases

• To run moonshine: To transport or sell illegally made liquor.
  • His grandfather used to run moonshine back in the day. (His grandfather was involved in transporting illicit liquor in the past.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

Từ đồng nghĩa

• moonshine
• bootleg