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to chugalug

to chugalug

9.9
To drink something very quickly in one go
  • verb
  • /ˈtʃʌɡəˌlʌɡ/
  • Slang
translation icon : beber de un trago
  • He decided to chugalug his beer to finish it before the game started.

Yeah, you look like you should be chugging Red Bulls and screaming.

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Examples

  • During the party, we took turns to chugalug our drinks as fast as we could.

  • Yeah, you look like you should be chugging Red Bulls and screaming.

  • We play a game and the loser of the game has to chug an ice cold soda super fast to get a brain freeze.

  • They will have to chug a three beer pitcher.

  • I did a really quick workout this morning, chugged a smoothie.

  • But I've been chugging this Melanta stuff to, like, coat my stomach.

  • I was doing doughnuts in a hospital lobby while chugging A Fortio fireball.

  • To win the challenge, she had to chugalug that entire pitcher of lemonade.

Synonyms

to chug
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
31 5.0

To drink something quickly in large gulps

refers to quick drinking that often happens all at once rather than continuous gulps
to guzzle
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
16 5.8

To drink a lot very quickly

focuses on very quick, often all at once drinking, not implied thirst
to swill
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
5 7.5

To drink a lot quickly, usually alcoholic drinks

is more about very fast single consumption rather than general excess drinking
to skull
vsto chugalug
  • Australian
2 9.9

To drink alcohol very quickly in one go

is the same meaning with no notable difference in use
to swig
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
1 6.7

To drink a large amount quickly in one swallow

is about very fast drinking often all at once rather than a single greedy swallow
to drink down
vsto chugalug
1 3.2

To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp

focuses on very rapid drinking rather than merely finishing the drink
to chug coffee
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
1 5.9

To drink coffee quickly in big gulps to wake up

refers especially to alcohol or any drink taken very quickly and all at once
to toss off
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
8.4

To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol

emphasizes that this happens often rather than a single quick act
to swigger
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
9.9

To drink a liquid quickly in big gulps, often alcohol

is about finishing the drink completely all at once rather than gulping
to belt down
vsto chugalug
  • UK
8.5

To drink quickly, often alcohol

is similar but does not imply it is mainly for alcohol
to swill down
vsto chugalug
  • Informal
8.0

To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol

focuses on very rapid single consumption rather than just large quantity

Antonyms

127 1.0

To drink a small amount at a time, usually slowly

How Fast

to guzzle
  • Informal
16 5.8
to chugalug
  • Slang
9.9
to gulp
26 2.9
to chug
  • Informal
31 5.0
to drink
1.0
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

chugalug infinitive
chugalugged past participle
chugging present participle
chugalugs third person singular

Morphology

chugalug = chug (semi-transparent) = chug + lug

The verb meaning is directly tied to 'chug' (drink quickly), while 'lug' remains an echoic reduplication without independent contribution.

Etymology

Chugalug as a verb comes from chug and chug-a-lug, words that copy the noise of gulping, so to chugalug is to 'drink very quickly' or finish a drink all at once.