Tipple
(verb)
To drink alcohol in small amounts, frequently.
Origin:
Derived from the word "tip" which means to pour out a small amount of liquid. the word then came to mean to drink alcohol in small amounts, frequently.
Examples:
- He tippled his way through the night, drinking one beer after another.
- She tippled on wine during the dinner party.
- They tippled on gin and tonics all evening.
- He tippled on whiskey at the bar.
- She tippled on beer at the baseball game.