cuddlemebuff
colloquial noun

- intoxicating drink
- an old term for beer

The English Dialect Dictionary

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ORIGIN

18th century Derbyshire-Yorkshire dialect

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TALKING POINT

For many people the idea of a beer flood might sound rather attractive, but in 1814 for inhabitants in the poor part of London known as the St Giles Rookery* it was a disaster.

At Meux & Co.’s Horse Shoe Brewery, a 6.7 metre wooden vat of fermenting port suddenly burst open, dramatically releasing a million litres of alcohol and destroying both the building itself and many of the dwellings at the rookery.

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Before London built proper sanitation, beer and ale were considered far safer to drink than water. Even children would drink watered-down alcohol, known as ‘small beer’.

Adapted from “Word Perfect” by Susie Dent

* rookery = Elendsviertel, überfülltes Mietshaus; Krähenkolonie

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SYNONYMS for beer

ale, amber brew, brewski, barley pop, brew, brown bottle, hops, hop juice, lager, malt, malt liquor, stout, suds, wallops

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Practice OWAD in an English conversation, say something like:

“I would much prefer to use the old term CUDDLEMEBUFF, rather than boring 'beer', although after a few pints pronunciation might pose a bit of a problem.”

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