angel shot

plural angel shots

1. countableuncountableA fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.

   If you would like us to rescue you from him: Ask any of the bar staff or security for: “An Angel Shot.”

   2020, Stephen B. King, Glimpse, The Angel Shot

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   "I need to know if any of them took a specific drink order recently. An angel shot." The manager raised an eyebrow. "Angel shot? Isn't that--" Kelly nodded. In the bartending business, it was well known that an "angel shot" wasn't a real drink, but was instead a code word that women could use to signal that they were in trouble.

   2023, Rylie Dark, Where You Go

2. countableuncountablegovernmentSynonym of chain shot.

   Synonyms: chain shot