torpedo juice



torpedo juice

A low-quality alcoholic beverage made by soldiers during World War II. Grain alcohol was extracted from torpedoes (among other things), hence the expression. I can't drink any more of this torpedo juice, it's disgusting!
See also: juice, torpedo

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kunzang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Polya-Bulgarian
Erikae-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
AurÉLio-Portuguese
Baghdasar-Armenian (Rare)
Olev-Estonian