English
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Etymology
[edit]From the state laws of Connecticut and Georgia which declare that purchased liquor must be in a sealed container or removed from the premises in a bag or other package.
Noun
[edit]package store (plural package stores)
- (US) A retail store that sells alcoholic beverages, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.
- Synonyms: packie (New England, slang, clipped form), liquor store (especially US), off-licence (UK), ABC store (US, regional); see more at liquor store
- Hypernyms: store, shop < establishment; place
- 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, pages 153–154:
- It’s not like there was any shortage of booze in Eloe. There were package stores and churches every hundred feet.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]liquor store — see liquor store









