英语词汇sneaky pete的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sneaky pete
词源	Sneaky Pete. Any cheap inferior wine, often sold in pint bot- tles and favored by winos. Muscatel is frequently the wine used here—“Everything’s swell with muscatel.” Sneaky Pete is so called because it sneaks up on the drinker, delivering a power- ful blow.
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