drink alert

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Noun

drink alert (plural drink alerts)

  1. (Internet slang) A warning that information to follow may cause the reader to laugh unexpectedly and, if drinking, cause drink to exit the nose. [from 1999]
    • 1999 June 21, Jo, “Just a funny to brighten your day :D”, in alt.support.childfree.moderated‎ (Usenet):
      My SIL sent this to me and it took me 10 minutes to stop laughing!
      Drink alert ... put your soda, coffee, wine glass, or whatever you're drinking down first.
    • 2001 August 16, Sue Bishop, “NG Has Value - Proof/Drink Alert”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet):
      A while back I heard a perfect description of the idiots who troll around in newsgroups.
      They are called Seagulls. They fly in, make a lot of noise, shit all over everything and then fly off.

Usage notes
  • This term is widely used on Usenet newsgroups in the subject headers of messages, to advise readers not to drink while reading the message contents.

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