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screech

nounRegionalAtlantic Canada

A Canadian English slang term. Browse all Canadian slang.

What it means

  1. A strong Newfoundland rum. Being 'screeched in' is a tourist ceremony involving a shot of it and kissing a cod.

In use

  • They screeched him in at the pub in St John's.

  • One shot of screech was plenty.

Where it comes from

Reportedly named for the sound made by an American serviceman who drank it unprepared during the Second World War. The story is repeated locally with obvious enjoyment and is not verifiable.