straight, no chaser
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edit- (bartending) An alcoholic drink served in its pure form, without anything mixed in, and not followed by a non-alcoholic drink.
- 1947, John Clarkson Jay, Skiing the Americas, page 115:
- Cowboys in high-heeled boots teeter along its sidewalks, or push the swinging doors aside for a shot or two—straight, no chaser.
- 2007, Fred Khumalo, Bitches' Brew, Jacana Media, →ISBN, page 173:
- ‘Here,’ offered Scotch, ‘get a dash of Coke.’
‘Straight,’ said I, ‘no chaser.’
I gulped the drink all at once. Sat back in the chair as the laughter of the brothers swirled around me.
‘Straight, no chaser, he says,’ Scotch said, throwing back a slug of brandy.