Etymology

Spingo

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Today it means: Any of a range of beers brewed in Cornwall, England. Full definition →

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Said to mean "strong beer" in Old English. Compare stingo (“strong beer”), bingo (“brandy”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.