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chugalug

verb chug·a·lug \ˈchə-gə-ˌləg\

chug·a·luggedchug·a·lug·ging

Definition of CHUGALUG

transitive verb

: to drink a container of (as beer) without pause; also : guzzle 1

intransitive verb

: to drink a container (as of beer) without pause

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Origin of CHUGALUG

imitative

First Known Use: circa 1936

Rhymes with CHUGALUG

antidrug, date rape drug, doodlebug, gateway drug, jitterbug, ladybug, lightning bug, litterbug, mealybug, orphan drug, pull the plug, scatter rug, shutterbug, sulfa drug, superbug, water bug, wonder drug

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