snecklifter

A beer ponce. A sneck is an old-fashioned latch and a snecklifter was someone who would lift the latch on a door of a pub, poke their head into the bar to see if there was the friendly face of someone who would buy him a pint.

Lent its name to a dark ale brewed by Jennings of Cockermouth in the English Lake District.

As usual, Terry, a notorious snecklifter, left the pub without buying a round.

by Lee Farmie October 15, 2004