noun
General Slang
Bevvy
/ˈbɛvi/ · noun · informal
Polari and wider British slang for a drink, usually alcoholic — short for 'beverage'.
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Definitions
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As a verb or in 'on the bevvy', to go drinking.
“We were on the bevvy all weekend.”
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A drink, especially an alcoholic one. A clipping of 'beverage' that lived in Polari and spread into general British slang.
“Fancy a bevvy after the show?”
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Polari also used 'bevvied' for drunk and a 'bevvy lattie' or 'bevvy ken' for a pub.
“He came home thoroughly bevvied and singing.”
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Bevvy In A Sentence
Let me buy you a bevvy, dear, you've earned it.
Two bevvies in and the whole bar was trolling and laughing.
Meet you at the bevvy lattie round the corner at eight.
Origin & Usage
British slang and Polari; 'bevvy' is a clipping of 'beverage' with long use in working-class and theatrical speech, recorded among Polari terms by Paul Baker and in earlier slang glossaries.
People Also Ask
What does bevvy mean?
It is slang for a drink, usually alcoholic — short for 'beverage'.
Is bevvy only Polari?
No — it lived in Polari but is widely used across British slang, especially in the North.
What does 'on the bevvy' mean?
It means out drinking or on a drinking session.
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