satin
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Meaning · English
Gin (the drink).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
'This poor gal was robbed, barely left a stitch, that and the drink... mind, I likes a drop of satin – wot you'd call gin – myself. I'll say nothing against it. She ended thrown out of an upstairs winder.'
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 “satin” mean?
Gin (the drink).
Is “satin” formal or informal?
satin is generally slang.