kill-the-beggar

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Meaning · English

Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

In your examination of Monday, you spoke of kill-the-beggar-whiskey; has any analysis been made of that whiskey?

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 “kill-the-beggar” mean?

Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.

Is “kill-the-beggar” formal or informal?

kill-the-beggar is generally slang.