# pickleback

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser.
2. The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser.

## Etymology
From pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”). Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of The Bushwick Country Club bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pickleback