(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."