Thread: Yanks: wtf is a 5th?
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Old 03-14-2005, 08:04 PM
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According to dictionary.com:

1: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

A US gallon is 4 quarts
A US quart is 32 oz liquid measure

so a fifth is approx 25.6 oz of liquor.

Enough to knock you flat on your ass

Kathleen
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