nose beer

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Meaning · English

Cocaine.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

I loved Pierogi Night because our dishwasher, and my hero, Jesse B. Harris would boil and fry all the pierogis while I took part in the festivities by doing everything I could get my little hands on. Nose beers, wink.

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 “nose beer” mean?

Cocaine.

Is “nose beer” formal or informal?

nose beer is generally slang.