English

Alternative forms

• long drink of water

Noun

tall drink of water ‎(plural tall drinks of water)

1. (US, slang) A tall person.
   • 1922, Gerald Mygatt, “The Young Man with No Brains”, Collier’s (July 8, 1922), p. 26:

     “I say, old man,” called the tall drink of water, as he loped up the steps, ...

   • 1994 (quote set in 1947), The Shawshank Redemption:

     Red: That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass.