chug-a-lug

verb (used with object)

to swallow (a container of beverage) without interruption.

verb (used without object)

to swallow a beverage without interruption.

adverb

by swallowing or gulping without interruption: drinking their soft drinks chug-a-lug.

Also, chug·a·lug.

Origin:
1955–60, Americanism; imitative rhyming compound

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