everclear

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English

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Etymology

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From a brand name, from ever +‎ clear.

Noun

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everclear (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly US, dated, humorous, genericized trademark) Any home-brewed distilled grain alcohol, especially one with a very high concentration of alcohol (such as 90-some percent, that is, 180-some proof); but generally not one rife with impurities or adulterants.
    Synonym: jet fuel
    Coordinate terms: (iffier purity) rotgut, red-eye, hooch
    Near-synonyms: white lightning, moonshine, mountain dew

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