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guz⋅zle

  [guhz-uhl] verb, -zled, -zling, noun
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–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
2. South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
Origin:
1570–80; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
guzzler, noun

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

goz⋅zle

  [goz-uhl]
–noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
the throat; gullet.
Also, goozle, guzzle.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; expressive word akin to guzzle; cf. Brit. dial. guzzle gutter, drain, throat
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guz·zle   (gŭz'əl)   
v.   guz·zled, guz·zling, guz·zles

v.   tr.

  1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer.

  2. To consume to excess: a car that guzzles gas.

v.   intr.
To drink, especially alcoholic beverages, greedily or habitually.

[Origin unknown.]
guz'zler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
guzzle [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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Word Origin & History

guzzle 
1576, probably related to Fr. goiser "throat," or imitative of the sound of drinking greedily.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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