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Meaning of angel shot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A fictional drink that a person can order to secretly indicate to bar staff that they need help.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Synonym of chain shot.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“If you would like us to rescue you from him: Ask any of the bar staff or security for: “An Angel Shot.””
“"I need to know if any of them took a specific drink order recently. An angel shot." The manager raised an eyebrow. "Angel shot? Isn't that--" Kelly nodded. In the bartending business, it was well known that an "angel shot" wasn't a real drink, but was instead a code word that women could use to signal that they were in trouble.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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