pickleback

Meaning

Noun

  • A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.
  • The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser.

Origin

  • pickle + back. Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of '''' bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.{{cite-web
  • |url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/case-study-got-your-pickleback/
  • |title=Got Your Pickleback
  • |date=2010-03-16
  • |accessdate=2012-03-16
  • |work=The New York Times Style Magazine

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