legal drinking age
Booze purchase minimum
Legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally purchase or consume alcohol.
In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21; most other countries set it at 18 or 19.
The phrase often appears in discussions of underage drinking, fake IDs, and alcohol policy: They raised the legal drinking age in 1984.
Reaching adult status
- rites of passageCeremonies marking major transitions
- adulthoodState of being grown
- majorityOver half of total
- age of majorityWhen one becomes adult
turning eighteen · independence · emancipation · transition · growing up · maturity · proof of age · fake ID
Adhering to requirements
- ID verificationConfirming someone's claimed identity
- cardingPreparing fibers for spinning
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- liquor licenseAuthorization to sell alcohol
sting operation · penalty · fine · citation · confiscation · dram shop · retailer · bartender
Binding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- amendmentChange to official text
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
repeal · grandfather clause · state law · federal law · age limit · twenty-one · eighteen · exceptions
Influence from one's equals
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- pregamingDrinking before an event
- bar hoppingVisiting several taverns consecutively
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
fraternities · sororities · initiation · rebellion · fake ID · house party · keg party · tailgating
Number after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- sixteenNumber after fifteen
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
Japan · Australia · Canada · United Kingdom · Germany · variation · cultural norms · alcohol policy
Operating vehicle while intoxicated
- MADDHighway sobriety advocacy group
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
intoxication · impairment · brain development · risk reduction · prevention · awareness · sobriety · DUI
coming of age
Reaching adult status
- rites of passageCeremonies marking major transitions
- adulthoodState of being grown
- majorityOver half of total
age of majority · turning eighteen · independence · emancipation · transition · growing up · maturity · proof of age · fake ID · bouncer
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- ID verificationConfirming someone's claimed identity
- cardingPreparing fibers for spinning
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
liquor license · sting operation · penalty · fine · citation · confiscation · dram shop · retailer · bartender · age verification
law
Binding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- amendmentChange to official text
Prohibition · repeal · grandfather clause · state law · federal law · age limit · twenty-one · eighteen · exceptions · exemptions
peer pressure
Influence from one's equals
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- pregamingDrinking before an event
- bar hoppingVisiting several taverns consecutively
nightlife · fraternities · sororities · initiation · rebellion · fake ID · house party · keg party · tailgating · spring break
eighteen
Number after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- sixteenNumber after fifteen
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
United States · Japan · Australia · Canada · United Kingdom · Germany · variation · cultural norms · alcohol policy · World Health Organization
drunk driving
Operating vehicle while intoxicated
- MADDHighway sobriety advocacy group
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
overconsumption · intoxication · impairment · brain development · risk reduction · prevention · awareness · sobriety · DUI · designated driver
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI
- partyingparty animal, socializing, bachelor party, mingling, bachelorette