chug

chug

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŭg, IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʌɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. The racial slur sense derives from stereotypes regarding alcoholism.

Noun

chug (plural 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) A person of Native American descent.

Derived terms

• chugalug
• chug-wagon

 

Translations

sound

Chinese: Mandarin: 軋軋聲／轧轧声 (zh) (yàyà shēng), 吱吱嘎嘎 (zh) (zīzīgāgā) Finnish: tuksutus, puksutus (fi), prutkutus (fi) French: vrombissement (fr) m, rugissement (fr) m German: Puffen (de) n, Tuckern n Italian: sbuffo (it) m, scoppiettio (it) m Russian: пыхте́ние (ru) n (pyxténije)

large gulp

Finnish: huikka (fi), kulaus (fi), siemaus (fi) German: kräftiger Zug m Italian: sorso (it) m, sorsata f Portuguese: dragar (pt) Russian: (большо́й) глото́к (ru) m (glotók)

Verb

chug (third-person singular simple present chugs, present participle chugging, simple past and past participle 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. (intransitive, by extension) To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.
   • 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?‎, archived from the original on 3 November 2022, retrieved 5 November 2022, 24:22 from the start:

     As the escort carriers chug away south, their single 5-inch rear guns are now cleared to open fire as the range closes.

   • 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian‎:

     For thousands of years, human progress was indexed to the ease and speed of our mobility: our capacity to walk on two legs, and then to ride on animals, sail on boats, chug across the land and fly through the air, all to procure for ourselves the food and materials we wanted.

4. (transitive, slang) 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.

Synonyms

• (drink): See also Thesaurus:drink

Derived terms

• plug and chug

 

Translations

to make dull explosive sounds

Finnish: tuksuttaa, puksuttaa, prutkuttaa Italian: scoppiettare (it), crepitare (it) Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Russian: пыхте́ть (ru) (pyxtétʹ)

to move whilst making such sounds

Finnish: tuksuttaa, puksuttaa, prutkuttaa Greek: αγκομαχώ (el) (agkomachó) Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

to drink a large amount in a single action

Chinese: Mandarin: (formal) 一口氣喝完, 一口气喝完 (yīkǒuqì hēwán), (informal) 乾（了）／干（了） (zh) (gān [le]), (slang; interjection) 走一個／走一个 (zǒuyīgè) Czech: please add this translation if you can Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: pulputtaa (fi), horia, horaista, vetää ykkösellä French: caler (fr) (Canada), boire cul sec (fr) German: exen (de) Greek: please add this translation if you can Italian: ingollare, tracannare, ingurgitare (it) Portuguese: virar (pt) Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: ёбнуть (ru) pf (jóbnutʹ) (vulgar), дёрнуть (ru) (djórnutʹ) (informal), намахну́ть (ru) (namaxnútʹ) (informal) Spanish: engullir (es) Turkish: dikmek (tr), kafaya dikmek Ukrainian: дудлити (dudlyty), цмулити (uk) (cmulyty) Zazaki: qot kerden

Etymology 2

Blend of chihuahua +‎ pug

Noun

chug (plural chugs)

1. A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.

Etymology 3

Blend of charity +‎ mug

Verb

chug (third-person singular simple present chugs, present participle chugging, simple past and past participle chugged)

1. (transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.

   I got chugged in the town centre today.

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sūgos; compare Scottish Gaelic sùgh and Welsh sudd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃyːk/

Noun

chug m (plural chugoù)

1. juice

Derived terms

• chugal
• chugelliñ
• chug-frouezh
• chugiñ
• chugon
• chugonus