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General Slang
party store
· phrase · midwest
Michigan for a convenience store that sells beer, wine and liquor.
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A small neighbourhood corner store stocking snacks, lottery tickets, smokes and — crucially — beer, wine and liquor. Nothing to do with balloons or birthday hats. In Michigan this is just what you call the place; everywhere else it's a bodega, packie or 7-Eleven.
“Run to the party store and grab a six-pack and some ice.”
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party store In A Sentence
Run to the party store and grab a six-pack and some ice.
Origin & Usage
Michigan regionalism, in use since at least the mid-20th century; 'party' refers to the alcohol licence rather than the celebration.
Variants
party-store
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