Talk:tipple
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Soap in topic Another possible etymology
Another possible etymology[edit]
From Chambers 1908: "tip + -le", frequentative, i.e. repeatedly tipping the glass to drink. Equinox ◑ 17:51, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
- That's what I'd always assumed it was ... though I've only ever heard it in the alcohol sense, and not used very often. —Soap— 22:53, 1 April 2021 (UTC)