tall drink of water

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English

Etymology

A variant of the earlier long drink of water.

Pronunciation

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.

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