Things that you can drink, like water or juice. "Potable water" means you can drink it without harm. Often used when referring to alcohol.

Sometimes used in combination, "comestibles and potables."
That bar has plenty of fine potables, we should go over there after the fighter sweep Friday night.

-hotshot fighter pilot who likes to read
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Technically anything thats drinkable, but most commonly means the potent kind.
Person: Don't forget to bring the potables...

Person 2: YEA! Lets get WASTED!
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Pronounced po-table and not pot-able.
"It's PO-TABLE, STANLEY"
"Just google Potable, Zahra"
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A popular category on Jeopardy. Actually means "Strong Drinks", though it's quite common that illiterate folks would think it means "stinky drinks".
You shoulda seen my B.A.C. after drinking all those potent potables last night.
by Paul June 6, 2005
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1. A popular category on the TV show Jeopardy. The meaning of this pair of words has been confused over the ages, but recent research concludes that it means "stinky drinkies".
"The categories are...Celebrities, Potpourri, Popular Music, Movies, Potent Potables, US History, and "S" Words."-Alex Trebek




"Ah hell, let's go nuts. Swords for 48,000."
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A slang word for potent marijuana. Usually used in as a code word when in front of parents or cops.
You: I'm going to go pick up a sack of potent potables mom.

Mom: What?

You: I'm going to go smoke weed!

Mom: Oh have fun.

(in a perfect world)
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