chugalug

verb

chug·​a·​lug ˈchə-gə-ˌləg 

chugalugged; chugalugging

transitive + intransitive

informal : to drink a container of liquid (such 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

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above