(noun) An alcoholic beverage, typically one standard drink (0.6 oz pure ethanol), consumed at the start of one's day. The intended goal of a morning sharpener is, as the name implies, to "sharpen" one's mental accuity, mood and motivation. However, much like getting high before a stressful, high pressure event, it often has the opposite effect.

Similar to irish coffee, morning joe and wake and bake.
"What's up with Joe today?"

"Oh, he ran out of sauce for his morning sharpener. He's feeling a bit twitchy, is all."

"Poor bastard."
by CredibleHulk84 September 21, 2017
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