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View synonyms for chug-a-lug

chug-a-lug

or chug·a·lug

[ chuhg-uh-luhg ]

verb (used with or without object)

, chug-a-lugged, chug-a-lug·ging.
  1. to chug:

    She chug-a-lugged her water bottle as soon as they sat down at the top of the trail.

    They were all chug-a-lugging and dancing up a storm at the party.



adverb

  1. by swallowing or gulping without interruption:

    My kids used to give themselves the hiccups drinking their soft drinks chug-a-lug.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chug-a-lug1

An Americanism first recorded in 1955–60; imitative rhyming compound

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