Homer Hickam

I ate supper after Dad saw the evening shift down the shaft, and I went to sleep to the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of an arc welder at the little tipple machine shop during the hoot-owl shift.

American Author

Charles Kennedy

I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.

British Politician

Used informally to refer to alcohol, implying a casual or habitual drinking.

Colloquial Usage

'Tipple' suggests drinking in a more light-hearted, often social situation.

Positive Connotation

More common in British English, 'tipple' can suggest UK-related cultural context.

British Flavor

The verb form often implies drinking in moderation, without excess.

Moderation Implied

As a verb, 'tipple' can denote the act of drinking as a leisurely, non-urgent action.

Casual Activity

'Tipple' as a verb doesn't only refer to drinking in bars; it can be at any casual setting.

Not Just Bars

 to the rink I go I try and go at least five days a week and I skate quite a bit and I'd like to be skating for as long as I can skate somebody said well now can how can you skate so well you tipple