take me quick
n.— «Sandiresi said bar owners at Mereki have also recorded high sales on spirits, popularly known in Harare’s street lingo as the “take me quick.” The bitter and cheap spirits all have one thing in common—an excessively high alcohol content.» —“Hard-pressed Zimbabweans find solace in marijuana and kachasu” ZimOnline (Harare, Zimbabwe) Aug. 15, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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