gin bottle
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.