underage drinker

Illegal young drinker

An underage drinker is someone who consumes alcohol while below the legal drinking age.

The term appears most often in discussions of law enforcement, public health, and parenting: The bar was cited for serving underage drinkers.

The legal age varies by country—21 in the United States, 18 in much of Europe.

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legal drinking status

underage drinkerpub regular

Frequent tavern patron

relationship to alcohol abstinence

underage drinkerteetotaler

Complete abstainer from liquor

abstainer · nondrinker · designated driver

Family

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