boire cul sec — meaning in English

English meaning

• chug verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.

Senses

boire cul sec is used for these senses in English:

• chug (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
• slam (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.

chug — full definition

1. verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
2. verb Informal: to drink a large amount quickly and continuously, without stopping.
3. noun A dull, repeated, laboured sound, as of an engine working.

slam — full definition

1. verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
2. verb To criticise someone or something harshly.
3. noun A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
4. noun (bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.

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