gin bottle

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Meaning · English

A person addicted to drinking gin.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

"I and a friend happened to be renting a room over it at the time the old woman who owned it fell downstairs and damaged herself severely. Old Mrs Dibble, round in Abbot Street." "That old gin-bottle! I thought she only ran a marine store or a junk shop."

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “gin bottle” mean?

A person addicted to drinking gin.

Is “gin bottle” formal or informal?

gin bottle is generally slang.