pre-drink

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ drink

Verb

pre-drink (third-person singular simple present pre-drinks, present participle pre-drinking, simple past pre-drank, past participle pre-drunk)

(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars
Synonyms: pregame, preload
- 2007, “Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together”, in Scott Pilgrim, volume 4:
  [Scott and Ramona find Wallace sleeping and wake him up.]
  Scott: What are you doing here? I thought you were going dancing!
  Wallace: Oh... I'm... Still here?
  Ramona: You pre-drank too much and fell asleep before even going out!

Translations

to drink cheaper alcohol prior to drinking in clubs and bars

Dutch: indrinken (nl)
German: vorglühen (de)
Irish: réamhól

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