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This might be a bit pedantic but just working on a translation at the moment and it got me wondering if there is any specific word for alcohol(ic) belching/burps?

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In Chinese there is the word 酒嗝 which literally means alcohol burp.

Is there an equivalent in English?

I guess it would more likely be a beer burp more than anything else, as there isn't often belching from Wine or spirits.

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    The obvious portmanteau would be beerp (beer + burp). It’s not something I’ve ever thought of as a thing, really, but beerp is actually on UrbanDictionary, so I’m not the first to think of it either, it would seem.
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 12:00
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    @Janus if this is about beer, then the burps are all about the carbonation and nothing to do with alcohol.
    – Spencer
    Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 12:11
  • Boozurp (portmanteau from booze and burp).
    – ermanen
    Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 18:33
  • Im getting whiplash from my burps
    – K Dog
    Commented Jan 31, 2018 at 18:41
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    portmanteau from eructation and alcohol = err ... nothing.
    – lbf
    Commented Feb 17, 2018 at 19:45

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No, not that I can find in English. Google translates your word 酒嗝 to "wine burp" as well. In English, it is implied that a burp or belch is from food or drink and is usually specified before the word. Like, "that beer is making me burp", or "I am burping from that soda".

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