swally

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Noun

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swally (plural swallies)

  1. (Scotland, informal) A drink or gulp.
    • 1987, Agnes Owens, Like Birds in the Wilderness:
      I flung over my box and he asked if I wanted a "swally" of the South African wine bottle he held up before me.
    • 2017 December 15, Jules Boyle, “Roasters you always meet in Glasgow over Christmas”, in Glasgow Live[1]:
      They are the one that will keep the party going, take you on to a good late night swally and if you're lucky, hook you up with some afters.