Pony keg

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A container for beer holding 7.75 US gallons, equal to half the size of a standard beer keg. US

    "Depending on the crowd, a keg or pony keg may be the way to go. […] For fewer than 20 guests, consider a pony keg, which serves 80 drinks."

  2. 2
    A drive-through liquor store; by extension, any convenience store. Cincinnati, colloquial

    "A visitor may well be baffled by “pony keg” and “jack salmon,” but Cincinnatians know that the first is a store where beer may be purchased and the second is deep-fried pike."

Etymology

Clipping of pony keg station, from pony keg (“container for beer”).

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