Twenty-sixer Edit Meaning

1.

A twenty-six ounce bottle of hard liquor.

I just bought a twenty-sixer of vodka.

You better pick up a twenty-sixer of tequila for the mix.

"I drank me a whole twenty-sixer!"

2.

A twenty six fluid ounce bottle of spirits, usually 80 proof (40% alcohol by volume). Also referred to as a fifth. Note that bottles referred to as twenty-sixers actually contain about 25.3 fluid ounces (750mL).

I usually drink about a twenty-sixer of vodka in a night.

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