bimber

Polish

Etymology

Unknown. Bańkowski suggests the word has origins in prison slang with an original meaning of "stolen goods", particularly watches, in reference to a criminal caught with "corpus delicti", with a semantic shift to any illicit material, and ultimately to illegal alcohol. First attested in 1937.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbim.bɛr/

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• Rhymes: -imbɛr
• Syllabification: bim‧ber

Noun

bimber m inan

1. moonshine (illicit homemade liquor)

   Synonyms: samogon, samogonka, księżycówka, krzakówka

   mocny bimber ― strong moonshine

   domowy bimber ― homemade moonshine

   własny bimber ― in-house moonshine

   wódka i bimber ― vodka and moonshine

   bańka bimbru ― a can of moonshine

   butelka bimbru ― a bottle of moonshine

   szklanka bimbru ― a glass of moonshine

   litr bimbru ― a liter of moonshine

   pędzić bimber ― to homebrew moonshine

   produkować bimber ― to produce moonshine

   robić bimber ― to make moonshine

   pić bimber ― to drink moonshine

   przypominać bimber ― to resemble moonshine

Declension

Declension of bimber

	singular
nominative	bimber
genitive	bimbru
dative	bimbrowi
accusative	bimber
instrumental	bimbrem
locative	bimbrze
vocative	bimbrze

Derived terms

adjectives

• bimbrowniczy
• bimbrowy

 

nouns

• bimbrarz
• bimbrownia
• bimbrownictwo
• bimbrowniczka
• bimbrownik

 

Further reading

• bimber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bimber in Polish dictionaries at PWN