empinar el codo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to bend the elbow”.

Verb

empinar el codo (first-person singular present empino el codo, first-person singular preterite empiné el codo, past participle empinado el codo)

1. (idiomatic) to tipple (drink alcohol)

Further reading

• “empinar de codo, o el codo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025