vodka

noun5

1. •
   a very strong kind of alcohol, as clear as water, that people make from grain

   • Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor. She was quite white. Elsa made her drink a glass of vodka. — 1932
2. •
   A serving of the above beverage.

   • You should mutter sullenly into your glass, cursing the serving woman (Witch! Hag! Poison!) or the vodka (Poison! Bitch!), as the one pours you another glass of the other. — 1986
3. •
   Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
4. •
   (slang, offensive) A Russian.
5. •
   (slang) Russian language.