frightener
n.— «But perhaps somebody had one too many frighteners (alcoholic drinks) or there was a drilldown.» —“Revealed: how to chat up a senior clerk” by Nina Goswami TheLawyer.com July 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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