(intransitive, archaic) To drink claret.

(colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor. / A state of nakedness; nudity. / (informal) A low-fat serving of coffee. / (nonstandard) A skinny being.

(idiomatic) A period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely ...

plural of backward compliment