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acronym (Lifestyle and Leisure) Short for no-alcohol beer, a beer from which almost all the alcohol has been removed after brewing. Etymology: The initial letters of No-Alcohol Beer. History and Usage: Nabs became increasingly popular in the late eighties as the message of 'don't drink and drive' finally started to sink in and alcohol-free drinks became more widely available in bars and restaurants. The low-alcohol equivalent of a nab is a lab (low-alcohol beer); these too became more popular and widely available during the eighties. In the trade, the two categories are sometimes grouped together as nablabs. Alcohol-free or low-alcohol beers, the so-called Nablabs, are now available in almost every public house in Britain. The Times 2 Dec. 1988, p. 7 Next on the agenda is image. The so-called 'nablab' sector...is growing at the rate of 100 per cent each year, 200 per cent in the case of low-alcohol wines. Daily Telegraph 3 Dec. 1988, p. 13 Nabs and labs...are brewed as normal beers and then go through a further process to remove or reduce the alcohol. Daily Telegraph 24 Oct. 1990, p. 36