coffin varnish

coffin varnish

Alcohol, especially that which has been illegally prepared. Don't give me any more of that coffin varnish, or I'll be drunk in no time! My grandad was notorious for supplying the whole region with coffin varnish during Prohibition. Be careful with that stuff. My uncle Hector went blind from drinking too much coffin varnish.

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coffin varnish

n. inferior liquor. You want some more of this coffin varnish?

See also: coffin, varnish

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