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English
Etymology
From 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