Meanings
plural tall drinks of water · alternative long drink of water · alternative tall glass of water
- USalternativeslangAlternative form of long drink of water (“a tall person”).
That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass.
1994 (set in 1947), The Shawshank Redemption, spoken by Red (Morgan Freeman)1 more example
“I say, old man,” called the tall drink of water, as he loped up the steps, […]
1922 July 8, Gerald Mygatt, “The Young Man with No Brains”, in Collier’s, page 26
Origin
A variant of the earlier long drink of water.
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