Spin The Bottle Definition & Meaning

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spin the bottle American

noun

1. a game in which someone spins a bottle and receives a kiss from the person at whom the bottle points on coming to rest.

Etymology

Origin of spin the bottle

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Example Sentences

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At a party, a girl asks him to play spin the bottle.

From Washington Times

In one video, Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Caherly pretend to play a game of spin the bottle.

From New York Times

They were then told to spin the bottle before raising it to avoid any spillage, and to take a cloth and dab the lip of the bottle to nab any stray drops.

From Los Angeles Times

Light the string on fire, then carefully spin the bottle in your hands to heat the glass evenly.

From Time

“They’d spin the bottle,” Mr. Batiste said of family gatherings in a 2001 interview included in the book “Keeping the Beat on the Street: The New Orleans Brass Band Renaissance.”

From New York Times

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