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pint-nursing

verb /pynt-nur-sing/

Definition

The incredibly slow, microscopic sipping of a £7 lager to maintain the right to sit at a pub table.

In use

“I was pint-nursing my IPA all night because it was two days before payday.”

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Published 3 August 2026

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verb
Pronunciation
/pynt-nur-sing/

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Everyday life

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