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verb
To go for an alcoholic drink, especially as part of a victory celebration or on Saint Patrick's Day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, idiomatic, informal, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From wet (“to celebrate by drinking alcohol”) + the + shamrock (“trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland”), from the custom, also known as drowning the shamrock, of removing a shamrock worn on one’s clothing on Saint Patrick’s Day and placing it at the bottom of a glass which is then filled with an alcoholic beverage and consumed; according to some authorities the shamrock is then retrieved from the empty glass and thrown over the left shoulder.
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