The phrase 'dirty beer'

[Saffra]

DH comes home after a couple of beers with friends. Comes and says goodnight to 2.5 yr old dd, and says 'daddy's been drinking dirty beer tonight'. Just in a jokey way. But I don't think it's great to say this to young children. AIBU?

[okilydokily]

I've only heard the phrase dirty beer or mucky beer since moving from Scotland to Yorkshire. I don't like it at all. I don't get why you wouldn't just say "Daddy's been out for a few beers" or "Dad's at the pub". Why dirty/mucky?

[NannyPlumIsMyIdol]

Yep Northern here too and it's always 'dirty beer', has been since i was a kid and now DD2 likes to tell the checkout person in Tesco that we are getting Daddy some 'dirty beer'

Don't see the harm in it, it's just a saying.

[ftmsoon]

When I was at Uni, dirty beer meant pouring all the drip trays into a pint glass and drinking that! Used as a fine pint, not done by choice!

[ComposHat]

Why didn't he bring his daughter a bottle of Hooch or Maddog 2020 home or even babycham, that is specifically designed for infants, the clue is in the name. He I's BU for being a selfish sod.

[MistletoeBUTNOwine]

Mucky beer down the mucky pub here in north yorks

[Saffra]

DH is Scottish.... Maybe a Scottish phrase too ??!

[peacegardens]

Northern here too. And it was mucky or dirty beer

[Matildasmam22]

We say mucky beer (Northern) have fond memories of my late grandad saying it. I say it too my kids. Never really thought anything of it I thought it was a just a saying.

[Saffra]

No, she definitely doesn't understand the ins and outs of alcohol! I do drink too, but I don't attach any good/bad thing to it. As far as she's concerned, it's just a drink.

Perhaps it's me then!

DH and I have had very different upbringings - his parents are very relaxed about alcohol but mine aren't.

Don't know, just don't like the phrase... Can't help it!

[grocklebox]

Shes 2. Who gives a fuck what he says about beer? TWO.

[WorraLiberty]

In my mind, it kind of says that alcohol is naughty but it's ok for daddy to be drinking it.

Well that makes sense

It would be naughty for a child to drink it, and perfectly ok for daddy to drink it.

[Saffra]

Not, not a new wonder drug. And yes , apparently the phrase is still used! And just for normal beer (as in lager).

[WorraLiberty]

He probably said it to apologise for the smell on his breath

[peacegardens]

Wine is indeed wobbly

[PinkSquash]

I cannot possibly see the problem with it? Never heard of it called that before

[AgentZigzag]

If he does mean it like that, surely it's better than him saying 'daddy's been out drinking that amazingly awesome beer tonight'.

Would she really understand the ins/outs of alcohol and it being good and bad at the same time?

[RPopz]

It was always mucky beer when I was a nipper!

[Saffra]

So many cross posting! Sorry, said dd needed the toilet!

[UncleT]

Never even heard that before, ever. Just sounds a bit stupid, to be honest.

[Dreamofthe90sisAliveinPortland]

Is this a euphemism for some kind of amazing new drug?

[AgentZigzag]

Did he mean it in a 'daddy's been out drinking that nasty dirty old beer' and just joking with her?

If he did it sounds fine to me, unless 'dirty beer' has another meaning I don't know about

[KB02]

I absolutely hate the phrase but I'm not sure why . Maybe it's simplifying things too much.

[Saffra]

In my mind, it kind of says that alcohol is naughty but it's ok for daddy to be drinking it.

I've heard DH's family say the phrase quite a bit in the company of my nephew when he was younger too (now 5).

Perhaps I'm being a bit OTT, I'm not sure really. But then, I'm very careful about the language I use in front of DD.

[BridgetBardotte]

Knakard, I love the wobbly wine

[WorraLiberty]