| Definitions | | Jimmy Woodser |
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noun
- (colloquial) A man who drinks alone; or the drink itself which is consumed alone.
Etymology: From a poem by Barcroft Boake published in w:The Bulletin, The Bulletin magazine 7 May 1892 about a fictional Jimmy Wood from Britain who is determined to end the practice of shouting (buying rounds of drinks for one's group of mates).: One man one liquor! though I have to die <br> A martyr to my faith, that's Jimmy Wood, sir.Another possiblity is a derivation from Sydney slang Johnny Warder which meant a man who tried to cadgeVerb, cadge drinks (which in turn is from a Sydney publican John Ward).(Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, under "Woodser, Jimmy", page 567.)
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