one-drinking
n.— «One-drinking: In bar parlance, one-drinking refers to a group that turns one trip into 10 for a server by requesting items one at a time.» —“Here’s taste of often unsavory business of waiting tables” by Howard Seftel Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Oct. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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