stand Sam

English

Etymology

A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.

Verb

stand Sam (third-person singular simple present stands Sam, present participle standing Sam, simple past and past participle stood Sam)

  1. (slang, archaic) To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
    • 1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys, page 9:
      If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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