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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.
- 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
- 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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