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guzzle

[guhz-uhl] Origin

guz·zle

[guhz-uhl] verb, -zled, -zling, noun
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1.
to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully: They spent the whole night guzzling beer.
noun
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South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.

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Guzzle is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

Origin:
1570–80; origin uncertain

guz·zler, noun
un·guz·zled, adjective


1. swill, imbibe, swig, tope; chugalug.

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guzzle (ˈɡʌzəl)
 
vb
to consume (food or drink) excessively or greedily
 
[C16: of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

guzzle
1576, probably related to Fr. goiser "throat," or imitative of the sound of drinking greedily.
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guzzle definition

[ˈgəzlæ]
  1. tv. & in.
    to drink alcohol in great quantities. (Very old.) : Stop guzzling for a while and pay attention.
  2. n.
    a drinking spree. : Fred's out on another of his guzzles.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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