noun
gilly
noun
1
(slang) Torpedo juice, a crude alcoholic drink historically improvised by sailors from torpedo fuel alcohol.
"Old navy stories describe sailors straining gilly through bread to make it drinkable."
How to Use Gilly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA slang name for a rough, improvised alcoholic drink linked to naval folklore.
When to use it
Very niche slang, mostly found in accounts of naval history rather than everyday speech.
Word Forms
Gillys plural
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