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6	->''"To alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems."''
7	-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
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9	Tropes about alcoholic beverages and the consumption thereof. [[BlatantLies But you don't need to read this index!]] [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife You can quit any time you want!]] [[AlcoholHic hic ]]
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14	'''Related:'''
15	+ NightlifeIndex
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17	* AddledAddict: An alcoholic's physical and mental health deteriorate due to their addiction.
18	* AdjectiveAnimalAlehouse: A common naming scheme for bars and inns, of the form "The [Adjective] [Animal]."
19	* AlcoholHic: A drunk person has the hiccups.
20	* TheAlcoholic: A character who tends to excessively consume alcoholic drinks.
21	* AlcoholicParent: A parent who is an alcoholic.
22	* AlcoholInducedBisexuality: Someone shows themselves to be AmbiguouslyBi, but only when intoxicated.
23	* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: A character ends up doing stupid things after getting drunk.
24	* AlcoholIsGasoline: Alcohol is used in place of gasoline to power a motor.
25	* AllBeerIsAle: Lager doesn't seem to exist in most fictional worlds.
26	* AnthropomorphicVice: Alcohol and other vices are personified or anthropomorphized.
27	* AntiAlcoholAesop: AnAesop is given on the dangers of drinking alcohol.
28	* BarBrawl: A huge fight breaks out at a bar.
29	* BarredFromEveryBar: Getting kicked out of multiple bars due to drunken misbehavior.
30	* BarSlide: The bartender slides the drink across the bar to the customer.
31	* TheBartender: Someone (usually male) who owns a bar and mixes the drinks for their customers. They're usually the go-to person for gossip.
32	* MediaNotes/BeerCommercials: TV ads for beer in the U.S. aren't allowed to show the beer being drunk.
33	* {{Beergasm}}: Someone drinks alcohol and reacts with over-the-top pleasure.
34	* BeerGoggles: Getting drunk will cause a person to see another person as being more attractive than they actually are.
35	* BingeMontage: When you have thirty seconds to show a long night of partying.
36	* BoozeBasedBuff: Video games have alcohol featured as a power-up to make the player character stronger.
37	* BoozeFlamethrower: Spitting alcohol through an open flame to create a much larger burst of fire.
38	* ButLiquorIsQuicker: Getting someone drunk so that it would be easier to bed them.[[note]]It should be noted that in many jurisdictions, having sex with someone while they are inebriated qualifies as rape, since inebriated individuals are considered unable to give consent due to alcohol impacting their decision-making.[[/note]]
39	* CanCrushingCranium: Crushing an empty can of beer against your own forehead to show how tough you are.
40	* CantHoldHisLiquor: It doesn't take a lot of alcohol for a person to get drunk.
41	* DescentIntoAddiction: An arc where a character goes from a healthy drinker to an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]].
42	* DesignatedDriver: A sober person who has to drive people home when they're too drunk to safely drive their own vehicles.
43	* DiscreetDrinkDisposal: A character quietly gets rid of their drink due to wanting to stay sober, without offending the person who gave it to them.
44	* DrinkBasedCharacterization: A character's choice of drink is used to reveal something about them.
45	* DrinkingContest: A competition to see who can drink the most alcohol.
46	* DrinkingGame: A game where you take a swig of an alcoholic beverage every time something happens while you're watching a movie or show.
47	** JustForFun.DrinkingGame: Make your own!
48	* DrinkingOnDuty: Drinking when you're supposed to be working.
49	* DrowningMySorrows: A character becomes alcoholic after falling into depression.
50	* DrowningOurRomanticSorrows: Resolving a LoveTriangle over some drinks.
51	* DrunkDriver: Alcohol and automobiles don't mix. Here's what happens when you try.
52	* DrunkenBoxing: A martial art fighting style based on imitating a drunk's movements.
53	* Main/DrunkenGlow: Blushing as a sign of drunkenness.
54	* TheDrunkenSailor: Sailors love booze.
55	* DrunkenMaster: A character who is incredibly competent--but only when drunk.
56	* DrunkenMontage: When you have thirty seconds to show a long night of drowning your sorrows.
57	* DrunkenSong: Character sings to show that they are drunk.
58	* DrunkOnMilk: A character becomes inebriated after drinking a non-alcoholic drink.
59	* DrunkRolling: Stealing from people who have passed out drunk.
60	* DryCrusader: A character who abstains from alcohol and tries to make others give up alcohol as well.
61	* ExpensiveGlassOfCrap: Wine snobs can't tell the difference between fancy wine and bum wine that's had its label swapped.
62	* FakeHigh: Characters get drunk on a non-alcoholic placebo.
63	* FlairBartending: Drink-making with an eye to showmanship.
64	* FoulFirstDrink: A character tries alcohol for the first time and finds the taste disgusting.
65	* FrothyMugsOfWater: Alcoholic beverages are replaced with non-alcoholic beverages, but are still treated as if they are alcoholic.
66	* FunctionalAddict: An alcoholic who can still function in their professional and personal life.
67	* GargleBlaster: A concoction of different alcohols that isn't remotely safe to drink.
68	* GiganticGulp: Drinking from a comically huge cup.
69	* AGlassOfChianti: Villains love red wine.
70	* GoingColdTurkey: An alcoholic curing themself by the most direct, painful way possible.
71	* HairOfTheDog: The best cure for a hangover is more alcohol!
72	* HangoverSensitivity: Lights are too bright and sounds are too loud for a hung over character.
73	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A girl who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin drinks hard and parties hard]].
74	* HealItWithBooze: Using alcohol as a disinfectant or anesthetic.
75	* HideousHangoverCure: Folk remedies for hangovers with bizarre ingredients.
76	* HillbillyMoonshiner: The stereotype that people living in the country like to illegally brew their own alcohol.
77	* IllTakeTwoBeersToo: A joke where one character orders drinks for themself, and the other thinks they're ordering for them both; or, vice versa.
78	* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough: The character drinking at the bar gets confrontational when the bartender tries to tell them to go easy on how much alcohol they're consuming.
79	* ImpairmentShot: A point-of-view shot of someone in a boozy state.
80	* INeedAFreakingDrink: A character remarks that they need a drink to make it clear how exasperated and depressed they are about the current situation.
81	* INever: A kind of drinking game where the objective is for everyone to take a shot whenever another person claims to have not done something that the other person actually did do.
82	* IntoxicationEnsues: Accidentally getting drunk.
83	* IntoxicationMechanic: The player character in a video game using drugs or alcohol hinders the player from playing the game.
84	* InVinoVeritas: Getting drunk causes you to show how you really are.
85	* KidsRaidingTheWineCabinet: Kids sneaking a drink of the funny grape juice.
86	* LactoseOverLiquor: Ordering milk in a place usually associated with drinking alcohol.
87	* LadyDrunk: An old, bitter, female drunk.
88	* LampshadeWearing: A character wears a lampshade on their head to show that they are drunk.
89	* LibationForTheDead: A drink is poured onto the ground to honor the deceased.
90	* LiquidCourage: Alcohol makes you braver.
91	* LuxuriousLiquor: Rich people drink fancy alcohol.
92	* MilitaryMoonshiner: When military regulations forbid alcohol, some soldiers get creative.
93	* MyLocal: When the LocalHangout is a pub (the British/Irish equivalent of a bar).
94	* NailedToTheWagon: An alcoholic is forced to [[GoingColdTurkey go cold turkey]].
95	* NecktieHeadband: A classic sign of drunkenness.
96	* TheNeedForMead: The standard fantasy-world tavern setting.
97	* NeverGetsDrunk: A character never gets drunk no matter how much they've been boozing.
98	* NoMoreForMe: A character consuming an alcoholic beverage witnesses something strange that they assume to be an inebriation-induced hallucination and promptly gets rid of their drink.
99	* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: When not serving drinks, bartenders dry glasses and do nothing else.
100	* OdeToIntoxication: A song about how great drinking alcohol is.
101	* OdeToSobriety: A song about how great not drinking alcohol is.
102	* OffTheWagon: A recovering alcoholic starts drinking again.
103	* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: A pregnant woman abstains from alcohol out of concern that consuming it could be harmful for her baby.
104	* PinkElephants: Alcohol-induced hallucinations.
105	* PlayingDrunk: A character pretends to be drunk.
106	* QuickNip: Casually taking a quick sip of alcohol without commenting on it or interrupting what you're doing.
107	* RecoveredAddict: They used to be TheAlcoholic, but not anymore!
108	* ARoundOfDrinksForTheHouse: A man expresses joy at an occurrence by offering everyone at the bar drinks that he alone will pay for.
109	* SaintBernardRescue: Big dogs carrying brandy to help those trapped in the snow.
110	* ScienceCocktail: Beakers, flasks, and other cool-looking glassware is used to create a drink.
111	* SentimentalDrunk: Alcohol makes them nicer.
112	* SingleMaltVision: Severe drunkenness makes you see double, triple, or more.
113	* SkullCups: Celebrate your dark victory by drinking from the skulls of your defeated enemies.
114	* SommelierSpeak: Some characters can only describe wine in PurpleProse.
115	* SorryOciffer: A drunk person gets confronted by police and fails spectacularly at hiding their drunkenness.
116	* StallingTheSip: A character keeps putting off drinking the poisoned wine, despite not knowing it's poisoned.
117	* SuddenlySober: Sobriety as the plot demands.
118	* ATankardOfMooseUrine: Absolutely awful beer.
119	* TheTeetotaler: They don't drink, for personal reasons.
120	* ToAbsentFriends: Heroes or other good guys propose an alcoholic toast to people who are dead or otherwise not present.
121	* UmbrellaDrink: No tropical vacation is complete without a brightly-colored fruity drink garnished with a paper umbrella.
122	* UndiscriminatingAddict: They're addicted to alcohol, but only because they're addicted to ''everything''.
123	* UnsuspectinglySoused: Drinking something that they don't know is alcohol.
124	* VillainRaisesAToast: Villains raise an alcoholic toast.
125	* VodkaDrunkenski: Russians are drunks, with a preference towards vodka.
126	* WateringDown: Adding water to a drink, to weaken it or to make it last longer.
127	* WhatDidIDoLastNight: A character regains consciousness after a night of being drunk and starts to panic while trying to remember what they did while they were inebriated.
128	* WineIsClassy: Wine as a symbol of sophistication or wealth, for [[GentlemanAndAScholar heroes]] or [[AGlassOfChianti villains]].
129	[[/index]]
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131	''And I'll tell you when I've had too many tropes!''
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133	->'''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Nappa]]:''' Vegeta! What does the breathalyzer say about his blood alcohol content?\
134	'''Vegeta:''' [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale It's OVER NINE PERCENT!!!]] ''([[AGlassInTheHand crushes breathalyzer in hand]])''\
135	'''Nappa:''' WHAT? Nine percent? How the hell is he even ''alive?''
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