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    [Noun]  | "fire*wa*ter" | \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌwȯ-tər \


    1: strong alcoholic liquor


    Origin: 1817 ;

     {see: |fire:1|fire:1} + {see: |water:1|water:1}, after Ojibwa iškote·wa·po· "distilled liquor, whiskey" (from iškote·w-, form in combination of iškote· fire + -a·po· liquid) or a cognate word in another Algonquian language;

    [Noun]  | "firewater" 


    1: a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk;


      * e.g., " ... the bartender recommended a drink made with the local firewater, a potent gin "



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     [ "firewater" ]

    1: Reference to strong alcohol. The Indians used this word to describe alcohol given to them by the white colonists.

      * e.g.,  ... Hook me up with some of that firewater, dawg. 

     [ "firewater" ]

    1: liquor, spirits (attributed to Native Americans)

      * e.g.,  ... He had too much firewater and he passed out. 

     [ "firewater" ]

    1: gutrot, rotgut, alky (US)

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of firewater ! 

     [ "Firewater" ]

    1: An Indian name for alcohol.

      * e.g.,  ... Presidential aid: Mr. President the Indians are getting restless again, they are pissed about the redskins name and want more govt money to compensate for it. President: Fuck that just give them a bunch of firewater until they forget what they asked for 

     [ "firewater freakout" ]

    1: An alcohol induced freakout which usually include death threats, crying, physical violence, paranoia, and bouts of extreme mood swings that are a precursor to the above mentioned activities.

      * e.g.,  ... After drinking the entire bottle of whiskey, the lightweight had a firewater freakout. It took three football players to take his ass down before he stopped hitting his girlfriend. 


     [ "firewater freakout" ]

    2: Is used to describe any alcohol induced freakout, not just the ones from hard liquor.

     [ "Firewater Chic" ]

    1: Fashion trend: the wearing of traditional Native American attire/accessories/emblems for the moden "hip" girl.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl on Project Runway is so Firewater Chic. 

     [ "Magic Firewater" ]

    1: A really great high school band

      * e.g.,  ... "Title Wave" by Magic Firewater rocks!! 


     [ "Magic Firewater" ]

    2: it included Paco, Ryan, James, and Steve. They have some great songs and they are super fantastical!

     [ "FireWater" ]

    1: African American slang for Hennessy, made popular by rappers in the later 90s, (i.e. Henny)

      * e.g.,  ... "Get Dano's lame ass over here and tell him we got some FireWater in the trunk" 

     [ "Threw hell or firewater" ]

    1: when these words are combined as a phrase it mean as follows.

      * e.g.,  ... threw hell or firewater means you shall not preform the duty or act !  

     [ "Firewater" ]

    1: A nightclub on Sauchiehall Street open all week which goths and students spend all night drinking in cos it’s cheap as fuck

      * e.g.,  ... Mate it’s a Firewater Thursday who’s goin 

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