Scotland · noun
bevvy
An alcoholic drink or a session of drinking.
Uses your device’s built-in voice. Pronunciation is approximate because available voices and Scottish accents vary.
What bevvy means
Bevvy can mean an alcoholic drink, several drinks, or an informal drinking session with other people.
How it is used
The surrounding sentence shows whether it means one drink or a longer social occasion.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛvi/
- Register
- Informal British and Irish English; common in Scotland.
- Variants
- bevvie
Examples
Each example is followed by its intended plain-English meaning.
Fancy a wee bevvy after work?
Would you like an alcoholic drink after work?
They were out on the bevvy.
They were out drinking socially.
What to watch for
The term refers to alcohol, so context and audience matter.
Related Scottish words
Keep exploring the local meaning.
Compare this word with nearby Scottish terms, save useful entries on this device, or return to the full Scotland dictionary.
Continue alphabetically
Move through the reviewed Scotland dictionary one meaning at a time.
Explore another path
Return to your recent meanings, compare nearby words, or open a random entry.