vertical drinking
n.— «Police in Preston want to call time on drinkers who stand at the bar, or as they call it “vertical drinking.” According to the Times, they believe that drinking while standing in pubs and bars is one of the country’s main causes of public disorder.» —“Praise for soldier killed in Iraq” BBC News Aug. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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