noun General Slang

Giggle Water

/ˈɡɪɡəl ˌwɔːtər/ · noun · slang

Prohibition-era nickname for liquor, named for the loose, laughing mood it brought on.

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Definitions

1

Champagne or any fizzy, celebratory booze.

“Crack open the giggle water, we're celebrating.”
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2

Alcoholic drink, especially the bootleg liquor served in speakeasies during Prohibition.

“He poured a round of giggle water and the room livened right up.”
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3

By extension, the cause of someone's tipsy, giddy behavior.

“She'd had a touch too much giggle water and was laughing at everything.”
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Giggle Water In A Sentence

The bartender kept the giggle water flowing past midnight.
One more glass of giggle water and I'll be dancing on the table.
They smuggled crates of giggle water in under the floorboards.

Origin & Usage

A Prohibition-era American euphemism for alcohol, popular in the 1920s when liquor was illegal and slang for it multiplied. The name plays on the giddy, giggly effect of being drunk.

Variants giggle-water
Tags #1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition#vintage#drinking

People Also Ask

What does 'giggle water' mean in slang?

It means alcohol, especially the illicit booze of Prohibition. The name refers to the silly, laughing mood drinking induced.

Where did 'giggle water' come from?

From 1920s Prohibition America, when banning alcohol spawned dozens of coy nicknames for it. This one stuck for its playful image.

Was giggle water a specific drink?

Not really. It covered booze in general, though it leaned toward champagne and the bootleg spirits poured in speakeasies.

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