Meanings
verbstand Sam (third-person singular simple present stands Sam, present participle standing Sam, simple past and past participle stood Sam)
present singular third person stands Sam · participle present standing Sam · participle past stood Sam · past stood Sam
- archaicslangTo pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.
1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys, page 9
Origin
A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.
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