use of slug

[alpacinou]

I have one specific question.

Can "slug" be used for wine?

Is this correct?

There was a glass of wine on the counter. He wanted to draw a long slug.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

More compact: He wanted a long slug.

You draw beer from a keg into a glass. Then you drink it from the glass. Drawing isn't drinking.

Yes, slug can sometimes be used for wine. Slug and belt are usually used for hard liquor, not beer or wine. But in the right context, they can emphasize his craving for a drink — any drink.

 

[alpacinou]

More compact: He wanted a long slug.

Slug and belt are usually used for hard liquor, not beer or wine.

So, what is a word which is specific for wine that can always be used?

 

[emsr2d2]

Mouthful.
Gulp.
Swig.

Preceded by "He wanted [to have] a big ...".

 

[Skrej]

There was a glass of wine on the counter. He wanted to draw a long slug.

I'm more bothered with it being a 'long slug', than I am of it being wine. A slug is a quick, large gulp of something. 'Long' to me is counter to the notion of a 'slug'.

That's why we usually think of hard liquor for slugs, versus wine or beer.

It's a verb, not a noun, but I'm enamored of the verb 'quaff'. There's also 'swill' which can be a noun or verb. As a noun, it refers to a large mouthful of a beverage. As a verb, it means to drink it greedily or in large quantities.

Mark took another swill of beer.
John spent the evening swilling cheap wine.

'Swill' works for about any beverage, although we tend to collocate it with alcoholic beverages.

Since the noun swill can also mean kitchen scraps you feed to pigs (same as slop), you'll hear the same idea used to describe poor quality booze.

A 2019 Chateau du Merde? I wouldn't use that swill to clean my feet!

 

[alpacinou]

I'm more bothered with it being a 'long slug', than I am of it being wine. A slug is a quick, large gulp of something. 'Long' to me is counter to the notion of a 'slug'.

That's why we usually think of hard liquor for slugs, versus wine or beer.

It's a verb, not a noun, but I'm enamored of the verb 'quaff'. There's also 'swill' which can be a noun or verb. As a noun, it refers to a large mouthful of a beverage. As a verb, it means to drink it greedily or in large quantities.

Mark took another swill of beer.
John spent the evening swilling cheap wine.

'Swill' works for about any beverage, although we tend to collocate it with alcoholic beverages.

Since the noun swill can also mean kitchen scraps you feed to pigs (same as slop), you'll hear the same idea used to describe poor quality booze.

A 2019 Chateau du Merde? I wouldn't use that swill to clean my feet!

Thanks.

Do you think "long swig" works?

 

[GoesStation]

Do you think "long swig" works?

Yes.

 

[Skrej]

You'll also see a 'long pull',especially when drinking directly from the bottle.

Bob took another long pull on the wine bottle.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

And you didn't ask about verbs. Here are a few:

Drink a lot, fast:

- chug (beer only)
- swill (any alcohol)
- guzzle (any alcohol)

Drink slowly:

- sip (anything)
- nurse (any alcohol)
- quaff (expensive wine in expensive company)

 

[Skrej]

'Quaff' means to drink copiously or in large amounts, with gulps, not slowly. That's why I mentioned it back in post #5.

Webster's even has a blurb about using 'slug' as a more contemporary synonym. It is a bit dated, but still a lovely word.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

'Quaff' means to drink copiously or in large amounts, with gulps, not slowly. That's why I mentioned it back in post #5.

Webster's even has a blurb about using 'slug' as a more contemporary synonym. It is a bit dated, but still a lovely word.

I've been living a lie.

 

[Skrej]

Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore.