English term
Listerine
He is a drunk but why he bought a bottle of Listerine?
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alcohol based mouth-wash
Drinking mouth-wash, cologne and similar liquids not designed for consumption is (close to) hitting rock bottom as an alcoholic.
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Note added at 11 mins (2015-04-22 08:31:44 GMT)
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Pretty reasonable alcohol content too, comparable to fortified wine/cheap 'sherry' (often a drink of choice for British winos).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listerine#Composition
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DLyons
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Charles Davis
: Yes, an antiseptic but specifically a mouth-wash. The first retail mouthwash and still the best known. There's now an alcohol-free version called Listerine Zero.
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Thanks, Charles. In Poland when I was a kid, desperate alcoholics used to resort to something called 'birch water' - the cheapest cologne.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Helen Genevier
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Edith Kelly
: definitely non-Pro
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Tushar Deep
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eski
: Say no more. :))
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Patricia Franco
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Phong Le
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An antiseptic with an alcohol base
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Note added at 33 mins (2015-04-22 08:53:44 GMT)
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In England, at least, Listerine used to be sold as an antiseptic (possibly it was stronger than the mouthwash version). Joseph Lister was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
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DLyons
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Eckhard Boehle
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Tushar Deep
1 hr
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B D Finch
: You answered first!
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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