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chug·a·lug | \ ˈchə-gə-ˌləg 
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\chugalugged; chugalugging
Definition of chugalug
informal : to drink a container of liquid (such as as beer) without pause
The bartender put a [glass] of wine on the bar in front of him … . [He] chugalugged it and put the glass down on the bar.— Robert B. Parker also : to drink greedily : guzzle
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The first known use of chugalug was in 1945
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