" drams "

 [ "Dram" ]

1: A pour of alcohol. The amount is determined only by the generosity of the pourer.

  * e.g.,  ... "Did you bring that whisky? Do you mind if I have a dram?" 

 [ "Dram" ]

1: Scottish word which comes from Scottish Gaelic - the literal meaning of 'dram' in English is simply 'drink', so it doesn't really have to be just whisky/spirits though it's normally used for these things.

  * e.g.,  ... Ex.1 'Gies a dram' (Please give me a drink, good sir) 

 [ "dram" ]

1: 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains of something.

  * e.g.,  ... A dram of whiskey (smaller than a shot) 

 [ "Drams" ]

1: Slang for lots of drama

  * e.g.,  ... She cheated on her boyfriend AGAIN? What a waste cyattie, ain't got no time for her drams. 

 [ "DRAM" ]

1: dram 1 (drm)

  * e.g.,  ... I believe I'll have a wee dram of Scotch Whisky before I turn in tonight. 

 [ "DRAM" ]

2: n.

 [ "DRAM" ]

3:  Abbr. dr.

 [ "DRAM" ]

4: a. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 1/16 of an ounce or 234 grains (77 grams).

 [ "DRAM" ]

5: b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains (89 grams). See Table at measurement.

 [ "DRAM" ]

6: a. A small draft: took a dram of brandy.

 [ "DRAM" ]

7: b. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion.

 [ "DRAM" ]

8: Middle English dragme, a drachma, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma; see drachma.

 [ "DRAM" ]

9:  A small amount of anything as in a wee dram (wee means very small)

 [ "Dram" ]

1: The Scottish word for 'whiskey' but can also be used for other types of spirits.

  * e.g.,  ... "Have a wee dram for the road". 

 [ "dram" ]

1: any person with the tendency to MASSIVELY over act or over react, emotionally.

  * e.g.,  ... damn skip that gulls a dram. 

 [ "dram" ]

2: (stems from DRAMatic)

 [ "Dram" ]

1: Hoe, Bitch, Slut...Also known as a woman who likes sex with many different men.

  * e.g.,  ... I could tell by looking at her that she was a dram. 

 [ "am dram" ]

1: Amateur dramatics; Theater that is performed by nonprofessionals and operated through modest means.

  * e.g.,  ... The productions on Broadway are spectacles to behold, but I would rather enjoy the humble am drams of my hometown every now and then. 

 [ "emergency dram" ]

1: emergencydramthe overwhelming need for a wee drink, deoch, nip, whilst moving beween bars. Primarily used by people who are from the Scottish highlands teuchtersparticularly those who play shinty.

  * e.g.,  ... "That's miles away mun, here let's go in here for an emergency dram"