Bathtub Gin Meaning

Bathtub Gin is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Bathtub Gin

(idiomatic) Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub.

Example : 1936 June 14, "‘Dates as Usual’," Milwaukee Journal, p. 2 (retrieved 31 July 2013):  Part of Dallman's "Three Blind Mice" parody follows:  They called us donkey-braying cranks  But all they gave to win our thanks  Was bathtub gin and busted banks  For twelve long years.1984 Dec. 30, Alvin Klein, "‘Brown Sugar’ Done to a Bubbling Turn" (theatre review), New York Times (retrieved 31 July 2013):  A 1976 Broadway hit, "Bubbling Brown Sugar" recreates the night life of the 1920's - when they drank "scotch in teacups" and bathtub gin.2008 Dec. 5, "Top 10 Prohibition Tales: Mortal Moonshine," Time:  It wasn't just the violent Prohibition-era gang wars that were dangerous to Americans drinking homemade moonshine and bathtub gin.

Meaning of Bathtub Gin

Bathtub Gin is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Bathtub Gin stands for (idiomatic) Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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