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shickers
What does shickers mean?
Pints. Beers. The lagers you're going for after work. Pure Manc — you won't hear it in London, but in a Northern Quarter boozer it lands clean.
"Fancy a few shickers down the Peveril after?"
Origin
From 'shicker' — old slang for drunk, itself borrowed from Yiddish 'shikker' (drunk, from Hebrew shikkor). The drink took the name of the state it puts you in.
Frequently asked questions
What does shickers mean?
In Mancunian slang, shickers means beers — as in a few pints down the pub.
How do you use shickers in a sentence?
"Fancy a few shickers after work?"
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