Brewer's: Smiler

the name of a drink, is a mixture of bitter beer and lemonade. In the United States, a drink of liquor is called a “smile,” and the act of treating, one at the bar is giving one a “smile.” Of course this is metaphorical. (See ShandyGaff.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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