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.