shicker

shicker
/shik"euhr/, n. Slang.
1. alcoholic liquor.
2. a drunkard.
[1890-95; < Yiddish shiker (see SHICKERED) by back formation from SHICKERED]

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  • shicker — adj. (also shickered) Austral. & NZ sl. drunk. Etymology: Yiddish shiker f. Heb. sikkocircr f. sakar be drunk …   Useful english dictionary

  • ered — [“Jika^d] mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From Hebrew shiqor via Yiddish.) □ It took her about ten minutes to get schicker and three days to get sober. □ He’s schick ered, and he’s not going anywhere tonight. 2. n. liquor; beer. □ Fill it up with… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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