liquid courage

noun

Alcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage.

Meanings

nounliquid courage (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableAlcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage.
    1 more example

    “Their findings essentially suggest that while intoxication may not have resulted in beer goggles, it did seem to increase liquid courage, in that people were more likely to indicate a desire to interact with attractive others,” said Monk, whose previous research had found some evidence to support the beer goggles effect.

    2023 August 30, Linda Geddes, “‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Japanese 酔った勢い
  • 酔った勢い (yottaikioi)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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