bevvy

noun

1. (British, Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang)Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.

   “Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.”

   “'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam. 'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'”

   “Here’s my favorite moment from Helen Mirren’s Oscar-winning performance in The Queen: An urgent phone call rings through from Tony Blair during 4 P.M. tea. After she hangs up, she complains that he’s made her bevvy go cold. How dare he interrupt? I agree completely.”

verb

1. (British, Ireland, intransitive, slang)To get drunk.

   “Anthony and I bevvied together a few nights, but the truth is I couldn't keep up.”