drinking age

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The least age at which one is permitted by law to drink alcoholic beverages.

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Meanings

noundrinking age (plural drinking ages)

plural drinking ages

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The least age at which one is permitted by law to drink alcoholic beverages.
  2. slangcard gamesA two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

Origin

In most of the United States, the drinking age is 21 years. In poker, an ace often has the value of one. Hence, one could say that a 2-A hand in poker could have a value equivalent to 2-1.

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APA

drinking age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20age

MLA

“drinking age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20age. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drinking age,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drinking%20age.

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