750 ml, enough to get any man wasted, unlike an eigth/pint which the some of the above people have mistaken to be a fifth, which is about 16 oz which is what youd be seeing people sipping off of. then theres the good old handle which is 1.75 liters
by the alcoholic you can't live without October 28, 2005
A one fifth of a gallon bottle of alcohol, or 4/5 of a quart. Previous to the US converting to the metric system, hard liquor was sold in 1/5 gallon bottles. Slightly larger than the current 750ml, but still used to refer to a 750ml of booze
Pick me up a fifth of Jim Beam.
by CK454 December 30, 2009
Beethoven's Symphony no. 5
It's like calling Yale "New Haven" to separate people who are familiar with the composer (or the Ivy League school) from those who don't.
It's like calling Yale "New Haven" to separate people who are familiar with the composer (or the Ivy League school) from those who don't.
You: "Yeah the fifth was amazing of course but I really love listening to contemporary composers like Phillip Glass"
Them: "The what?"
Them: "The what?"
by Vagabond Sailor November 27, 2017
Ludacris - "I drank a fifth of gin", in reality a fifth of alcohol would knock anyone on their butt.
by Jestur March 18, 2006
High school boy: Man, I got so wasted last night ... I drank over a fifth of Jack!
Realistic guy: Yeah right, you big-mouthed high school fuck. Enough with the big dick stories.
Realistic guy: Yeah right, you big-mouthed high school fuck. Enough with the big dick stories.
by collegesucks2001 December 9, 2003
A fifth is a US measurement of alcohol equivalent to 25.6 shots; 25.6 ounces; 1.6 pints; 0.8 quarts; 0.75706 liters.
by Hemitheos February 3, 2008
A fifth is a US measurement of alcohol equivalent to 25.6 shots; 25.6 ounces; 1.6 pints; 0.8 quarts; 0.75706 liters.
by Take-One June 6, 2017