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shotgunning

shotgunning

1 9.6
Drinking from a can very quickly after making a hole in it
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : beber rápidamente
  • During the camping trip, we took turns shotgunning drinks around the campfire.

Examples

  • This is called shotgunning beer.

    The Sure Thing (1985)

  • He enjoys shotgunning soda on hot summer days with his friends.

  • So we're going to be experiencing shotgunning for the first time.

  • At the party, they started shotgunning beers to see who could finish first.

Synonyms

guzzling
vsshotgunning
  • Informal
8 6.5

Drinking a large amount of liquid very quickly

uses a punctured can as a specific rapid drinking method

Antonyms

savoring
  • US
3.9

Tasting slowly and enjoying a small amount of food or drink to notice its flavor

How Fast

shotgunning
  • Slang
1 9.6
to chug
  • Informal
31 5.0
to gulp
26 2.9
to drink
∞ 1.0
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

shotgunning singular
shotgunnings plural

Morphology

shotgunning = shotgun (opaque) = shot + gun + ing

The form is clearly built on 'shotgun' plus -ing, but the slang meaning 'drink quickly by puncturing a can' is not predictable from the literal meanings of the parts.

Etymology

Shotgunning comes from shotgun, a loud, powerful gun, and the image is like 'firing' a drink straight into your mouth; that's why shotgunning means making a hole in a can and drinking it very quickly.