chug

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

chugs

1.
A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
2.
A large gulp of drink.
He drank his beer in three chugs.
3.
A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
4.
(derogatory, ethnic, slur)(derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
5.
(music, chiefly metal) A palm muted note on a distorted electric guitar.
6.
A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.

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verb

V_es/s

chugs

V_ing/Gerund

chugging

V_ed/pp

chugged

1.
(intransitive)To make dull explosive sounds.
2.
(intransitive)To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.
3.
(broadly, intransitive)(intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
4.
(colloquial, transitive)To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
Chug! Chug! Chug!
I can't believe he chugged three beers.
5.
(intransitive)(intransitive, video games) To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.
My game chugs every time too many NPCs are onscreen.
6.
(UK, derogatory, slang, transitive)(transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
I got chugged in the town centre today.

Nguồn gốc từ

, in imitation of a working steam engine. The racial slur sense derives from the stereotype of Native Americans chugging alcohol.