tall drink of water

English

Etymology

A variant of the earlier long drink of water.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tall drink of water (plural tall drinks of water)

1. (US, slang) Alternative form of long drink of water (“a tall person”).
   • 1922 July 8, Gerald Mygatt, “The Young Man with No Brains”, in Collier’s, page 26:

     “I say, old man,” called the tall drink of water, as he loped up the steps, […]

   • 1994 (quote set in 1947), The Shawshank Redemption:

     Red: That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass.

Alternative forms

• long drink of water
• tall glass of water