How to Pronounce "pour one out"
expression
ˈpɔɹ/ /ˈwən/ /ˈaʊt
PAWR wun OWT
pˈɔː/ /wˈɒn/ /ˈaʊt
PAW won OWT
Definition
To pour a drink (usually alcohol) onto the ground as a symbolic gesture to honor and remember someone who has died.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɔɹ/ /ˈwən/ /ˈaʊt
British English
pˈɔː/ /wˈɒn/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAWR wun OWT
UK
PAW won OWT
Listen in Context
We pour one out for our friend who passed away.
Every year, his family pours one out in his memory.
He poured one out at the grave.
"Let's pour one out for Sarah—she was the life of every party," Mike said.