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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chug-a-lug¹

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