“Brewski” or “brewsky” (brew + -ski) is mock Polish for “beer.” “Brewski” has been cited in print since about 1978 and quickly became a popular slang at college fraternity beer parties.
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The Official Preppy Handbook
By Lisa Birnbach, et al.
New York, NY: Workman Publishing
1980
Pg. 217:
7 WORDS FOR BEER
Beevos
Brew
Brewski
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Guys Like Us
By Tom Lorenz
New York, NY: Viking Press
1980
Pg. 67:
“Hey, how about another beer? You want another brewski?”
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Slang & Sociability:
In-group Language Among College Students
By Connie C. Eble
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press
1996
Pg. 126:
Beer is the beverage of choice, and it is variously called brew, brewski, brewdog, barley pop, icy pop, and cornflakes in a can.
OCLC WorldCat record
The little black book of beer : the essential guide to the beloved brewski
Author: Ruth Cullen
Publisher: White Plains, N.Y. : Peter Pauper Press, ©2005.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Vice Slang
By Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor
New York, NY: Routledge
2008
Pg. 26:
brewski; brewsky noun
beer; a serving of beer US, 1978
Mock Polish.
OCLC WorldCat record
A brewski for the old man
Author: Phyllis Smallman
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : McArthur, 2010.
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : English
Summary:
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