all-you-can-drinkadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːljəkənˈdrɪŋk/,

/ˌɔːljuːkənˈdrɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˈˌɔljəkənˈdrɪŋk/,

/ˈˌɔljukənˈdrɪŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English all you can drink.

Etymology: < all you can drink (followed by a price), a slogan in advertisements < all pron. and n. II. + you pron. + can v.¹ + drink v.¹ Compare all-you-can-eat adj.For use of all you can drink as an advertising slogan compare e.g.: 1920 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 22 Apr. 8/4 (advt.) Did you ever try killing yourself drinking buttermilk. Try it. All you can drink..5c.

Originally U.S.

Of, relating to, or designating a venue, event, etc., at which one may consume an unlimited number of (usually alcoholic) drinks, typically for a fixed price. Cf. all-you-can-eat adj.

ΚΠ

1968 Sunday Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 4 Aug. 1/1 An admission was being charged to an ‘all you can drink beer party’.

1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 11 Oct. 53 The roomful of regulars who paid the $2 all-you-can-drink cover charge.

1982 Cruise Trav. Apr. 46/3 At 5:00 the Captain gave another ‘all you can drink’ cocktail party for the passengers.

1997 M. Shannon Tales from Dugout 130 We charged people three or four bucks to get in to help pay for the ‘all-you-can-drink’ beer we served.

2011 Western Mail (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Features section) 22 An island of laughter and warmth away from the all-you-can-drink bars and rowdier pubs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-you-can-drink
释义	all-you-can-drinkadj. Brit. /ˌɔːljəkənˈdrɪŋk/, /ˌɔːljuːkənˈdrɪŋk/, U.S. /ˈˌɔljəkənˈdrɪŋk/, /ˈˌɔljukənˈdrɪŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English all you can drink. Etymology: < all you can drink (followed by a price), a slogan in advertisements < all pron. and n. II. + you pron. + can v.¹ + drink v.¹ Compare all-you-can-eat adj.For use of all you can drink as an advertising slogan compare e.g.: 1920 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 22 Apr. 8/4 (advt.) Did you ever try killing yourself drinking buttermilk. Try it. All you can drink..5c. Originally U.S. Of, relating to, or designating a venue, event, etc., at which one may consume an unlimited number of (usually alcoholic) drinks, typically for a fixed price. Cf. all-you-can-eat adj. ΚΠ 1968 Sunday Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 4 Aug. 1/1 An admission was being charged to an ‘all you can drink beer party’. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 11 Oct. 53 The roomful of regulars who paid the $2 all-you-can-drink cover charge. 1982 Cruise Trav. Apr. 46/3 At 5:00 the Captain gave another ‘all you can drink’ cocktail party for the passengers. 1997 M. Shannon Tales from Dugout 130 We charged people three or four bucks to get in to help pay for the ‘all-you-can-drink’ beer we served. 2011 Western Mail (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Features section) 22 An island of laughter and warmth away from the all-you-can-drink bars and rowdier pubs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1968
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