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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!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Marilena | | mah-ree-LE-nah (Italian) | Italian, Romanian |
Brogan | | - | Irish |
Booker | | BUWK-ər | English |
Nikomachos | | - | Ancient Greek |
Lucille | | [lu:'si:l] | |
Frans | | FRAHNS (Dutch, Finnish) | Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |