mashke

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish משקה (mashke).

Noun[edit]

mashke (uncountable)

  1. (Jewish slang) alcoholic drink, booze.
    • 2002 September 30, Jonathan J. Baker, “Drinking on Simchas Torah”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated[1] (Usenet):
      There's a little kiddush, and one of the rabbis may wander around with a bottle of mashke if people want to make a little lechaim, but that's about it.