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Definition of brewski

brewski

/ˈbruːski/
brew · ski
Plural:brewskis
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• noun

1

North American A bottle, can, or glass of beer (used in informal, jocular contexts).

Example

"After spending all Saturday afternoon mowing the lawn, he relaxed on the porch with a cold brewski."

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brewing
brewmaster
brewpub
brewski
brezhnev
brian
briar

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American college and youth slang in the late 1970s by adding the humorous pseudo-Slavic suffix '-ski' to 'brew' (a colloquialism for beer).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Brewski. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/brewski
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