stiff drink

[ieasy]

Hi,

Is the word stiff drink an alcoholic drink? Is the word stiff drink the opposite of soft drink?

[BobK]

- but it's a bit more than just alcoholic; it's stronger than usual. A gin and tonic made with lots of gin and not much tonic, for example.

A usage note that's just occurred to me:

This is OK:

'Would you like a drink?'
'Yes - something soft please.'

But you couldn't say *Yes, something stiff please.

There, you'd have to say 'something strong'.

[curmudgeon]

'Would you like a drink?'
'Yes - something soft please.'

But you couldn't say *Yes, something stiff please.

There, you'd have to say 'something strong'.

You could say; 'Yes, make it a stiff one'