What does a "mega pint" mean ?

We will be looking at the meaning of "mega pint".

What does a "mega pint" mean?

The word "pint" is a noun and is something that you will hear often when travelling to the UK (United Kingdom).

The word "pint" refers to a form of measuring liquids. The amount of liquid in a pint differs when travelling to the UK and America. In Brittian, a pint is a total of 0.568 litres whereas in America it is a total of 0.473 litres (or 16 ounces).

The term "mega" can be used as an adjective or an adverb and means "very large, huge" or "extremely".

The term "mega pint" is *slang and refers to a "very large" or "huge" amount of liquid, usually a large amount of alcohol. This implies that a person is drinking a lot of wine at one time, but still saying that you are only having one pint.

*Slang - Slang is predominantly used by certain groups of people while colloquial language is used in everyday speech by ordinary people.

Examples:

"He poured himself a mega pint after a long day at work."

"She was angry at her husband because he poured himself another mega pint of wine".

"Please do not pour me a mega pint, it is too much!"

Exercise:

I just poured myself a ___________ after returning home from work.

I don't think a pint would be enough after today's drama, pour me a __________.

I think there should be a clear sign stating how much is really in a ___________.

Conclusion

A mega pint is definitely an extremely large amount of liquid or alcohol seeing that a normal pint is already 0.568 litres. Do you think you will be able to handle a mega pint of wine?