Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mai shayar da jama'a" shine wanda yake shan barasa kawai a cikin yanayin zamantakewa ko tare da wasu mutane, wanda ba shi da tilastawa ko dogara ga abin sha. Masu shaye-shaye na iya shan barasa lokaci-lokaci ko kuma a tsaka-tsaki, amma ba ta yadda hakan zai cutar da tunaninsu ko halayensu ba, yana haifar da matsalolin lafiya, ko kuma ya kai ga shaye-shaye.
