Cross-place concept

Alcohol Retail Shorthand

Regional informal names for shops selling alcoholic drinks for takeaway purchase, compared by current retail function while preserving different source expressions, word-formation histories, legal contexts, and audience cautions.

Reviewed connections

Boston & New England ↔ Australia

packie ↔ bottle-o

New England and Australian informal names for takeaway alcohol retailers linked by present-day shop function while preserving package-store versus bottle-shop histories, distinct shortening mechanisms, and packie's audience sensitivity outside New England.

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