110 proof
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adj
Etymology: See proof. Most hard liquor sold at retail in the United States is between 80 and 95 proof (40 to 47.5% by volume); higher proof alcohol is usually bootlegged.
- Stronger than strong.
“1941 February 9, "The 'Hated Hun'—Then and Now", The New York Times, In those days a Hollywood hero had to be 110 proof....”
“2002 February 1, "With a Sister Tour, 'O Brother' Family Expands", Boston Globe, Then I was wondering who this Bob Dylan was who wrote this great song, and then I was going deeper and deeper to the stuff that's 110 proof.”
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: 55% alcohol by volume.
adv
Etymology: See proof. Most hard liquor sold at retail in the United States is between 80 and 95 proof (40 to 47.5% by volume); higher proof alcohol is usually bootlegged.
- Intensely; strongly.
“The crowd which jams the grandstands... constitutes the most informal assemblage in the world. This crowd is 110 proof democratic and unconventional. Judge, subway guard, doctor, banker,..., laborer—they can all sit in the same row....”