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Poteen / Poitín / Potcheen 

Poteen / Poitín / (pronounced) Potcheen
is a traditional Irish distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. Traditionally distilled from potatoes, it is among the strongest alcoholic beverages in the world, and for centuries was classified as illegal or moonshine in Ireland.
Think you can handle Poitín... ?
Don't drink Poitín if you're a light weight, it'll probably kill you!
Poteen / Poitín / Potcheen
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Patchell 

Greek; a word meaning champion.
Patchell by EPoe December 28, 2010

potcheen 

Irish illegal drink brewwed in the mountains. One sip and you will feel it travel through your blood stream. Don't mess with this stuff as many people ahve died from it. The stuff they sell legally isn't the real deal. With the real stuff you drink water the next morning and you are not hungover... you are drunk again... Weird...
I had a sip of potcheen last night. I was hammered. The next morning I drank some water and I was totally drunk again! Crazy stuff!
potcheen by Johnay May 18, 2006
A British insult for a person you don’t like.
“Do you like Kristine?”
“No, she’s such a potcher”
Potcher by Neeve and Amelia February 9, 2019
poochel is a word used to describe anything, it is originated from pooch, and poodle. This word is from new zealand, copyright to renee and toni. Pronounced poo-chul
Oh my god, she's just being a poochel.
That's just bloody poochel isn't it?!
Hey poochel, what's up?
Hahaha! That's so funny, you're such a poochel :)
Poochel by Eva && Rowan August 7, 2010
A name one calls someone who's actual name escapes one's memory.
man 1: hey, who's that Patchel guy over there?
man 2: you mean the Patchel with the pulsating tumor on the side of his face?
man 1: no, no. The one with the hair...and the eyes, the two eyes.
man 2:OOOOOH! THAT Patchel. Yeah, his name's Lloyd

-Hey, Patchel! *everyone in the room turns* Yeah, you, with the striking resemblence to Sean Connorry...can I borrow a pencil?
-Ah, shertainly, m'boy, that'sh the ticket!
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