bimber

Polish

Etymology

Unknown. Bańkowski suggests the word has origins in prison slang with an original meaning of "stolen goods", particularly watches, in reference to a criminal caught with "corpus delicti", with a semantic shift to any illicit material, and ultimately to illegal alcohol.[1] First attested in 1937.[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbim.bɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imbɛr
  • Syllabification: bim‧ber

Noun

bimber m inan

  1. moonshine (illicit homemade liquor)
    Synonyms: samogon, samogonka, księżycówka, krzakówka
    mocny bimber ― strong moonshine
    domowy bimber ― homemade moonshine
    własny bimber ― in-house moonshine
    wódka i bimber ― vodka and moonshine
    bańka bimbru ― a can of moonshine
    butelka bimbru ― a bottle of moonshine
    szklanka bimbru ― a glass of moonshine
    litr bimbru ― a liter of moonshine
    pędzić bimber ― to homebrew moonshine
    produkować bimber ― to produce moonshine
    robić bimber ― to make moonshine
    pić bimber ― to drink moonshine
    przypominać bimber ― to resemble moonshine

Declension

Declension of bimber
singular
nominative bimber
genitive bimbru
dative bimbrowi
accusative bimber
instrumental bimbrem
locative bimbrze
vocative bimbrze

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bimber”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Dobry Wieczór! i Kurjer Czerwony : ilustrowane pismo codzienne R.16‎[1], number 4, 1937, page 2
  3. ^ bimber in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • bimber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bimber in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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