cheap vodka

Budget liquor store spirit

Cheap vodka is bottom-shelf vodka, the inexpensive stuff bought for getting drunk rather than savoring.

It's associated with college parties, rough mornings, and drinks where mixers do the heavy lifting: We made jungle juice with cheap vodka and fruit punch.

The phrase often carries self-deprecating or nostalgic overtones about less refined drinking days.

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High-quality clear distilled alcohol

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refinement/drinking experience

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Low-sheen surface coating

social/cultural status

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Effervescent celebratory wine

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG