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Splashes or dashes suggest a thinner liquid than glug. I usually measure fairly accurately (tho I'm fond of heaping teaspoons & tablespoons) ... Skiptocontent Wordwizard ForloversoftheEnglishLanguage Advancedsearch QuicklinksACCESS_MENU_PRESS_RETURN Unansweredtopics Activetopics Search FAQ Login Register WordwizardHome Clubhouse Search glug Discusswordoriginsandmeanings. PostReply Printview Search Advancedsearch 11posts •Page1of1 KenGreenwald Posts:3814 Joined:MonDec13,20048:25am Country:USA FirstName:Ken LastName:Greenwald Location:Ft.Collins,Colorado,USA glug Post byKenGreenwald»TueNov06,20186:47pm <2018“Startwithroastedcarrots:aclassic,holiday-worthysidedish.AddSimplyOrganic’sdriedrosemaryandafewglugsofmaplesyrupandit’saseconds-worthysidedish.”—wholefoodsmarket.com,5November> Imaginegoingthroughlifehavingeludedcrossingpathswiththeunittheglug.However,itmustnotbetooobscureifWholeFoodsuseditinanadforaholidayrecipesentoutinmillionsofemails. Intryingtothinkofasynonymfor‘glug’usingitscontext,Ihadtroublecomingupwithone.‘Drops’seemstoosmall.‘Spoonfulls’(teaspoonortablespoon,isapossibility,butwhichisit?).‘Thimbleful’isalsoapossibility.Butenoughofguessing,hereistherealdeal. _______________________________________ glug noun(informal): 1)Anamountofliquidpouredfromabottle. Origin:Nounfirstrecordedin1890–95,imitative.[[However,theOEDlistsquotesdatingbackto1768!]] verb(informal) transitive:Pourordrink(liquid)withahollowgurglingsound. intransitive:Tomakeaglug—oftenreduplicated. Origin:Late17thcentury:imitative[[However,theOEDearliestintransitivequoteisfrom1895andthetransitiveverbisn’tevenlisted]] (Dictionary.com,Merriam-Webster’sUnabridgedDictionary,andOxfordDictionaries.com) _______________________________________ Thefollowingquoteswerefoundinarchivedsources: <1993“SaltporkwastypicallytheonlymeatoftheplantationslavesinthepoorSouth,wheretheuniversaldietwashogandhominyand,forspecialtreats,a‘glug’ofmolasses-ameasurementtakenfromthesoundofthemolassesbeingpoured.”—AmericanVisions,1April> <1998“Next,youonlyglugdowntheirspecialhomemadequinceorstingingnettleliquorsifyouwanttobeillallnight.”—TheMailonSunday(London,England),6September> <2003“HefirstexperiencedgrilledcheeseinItalyseveralyearsago,hiscuriositypiquedbyagrilledsmokedmozzarellaservedwithaglugofoliveoilandasmatteringofsaltandpepper.”—TheWashingtonPost(D.C.),17September> <2008“Aboveall,Britonsaredrinkingmore.Alcoholconsumptionperpersonisnearly70%higherthanitwasin1970,mainlybecausewomennowglugalmostasmuchasmen.”—TheEconomist(US),2August> <2014“Aclinkofbottleagainstglassandagloriousglug-glugofliquidintoglass.”—WesternMail(Cardiff,Wales),19July> <2018“Agoodglugofredwinemightinspiresomefrightfultales...”—ScotlandonSunday(Edinburgh),28October> Note:ThevastmajorityofthethousandsofhitsIgotfor‘glug’werefromUnitedKingdompublications,whichleadsmetobelievethatitmightbemorepopulartherethanintheUS. _______________________________ KenGreenwald—November6,2018 ACCESS_POST_ACTIONS Quote Sharethistopicon Top Erik_Kowal Posts:9028 Joined:ThuDec09,20049:28pm Country:UnitedKingdom FirstName:Erik LastName:Kowal Location:UK;livedmanyyearsinUSA Re:glug Post byErik_Kowal»TueNov06,20186:59pm KenGreenwaldwrote:↑TueNov06,20186:47pmIntryingtothinkofasynonymfor‘glug’usingitscontext,Ihadtroublecomingupwithone.‘Drops’seemstoosmall.‘Spoonfulls’(teaspoonortablespoon,isapossibility,butwhichisit?).‘Thimbleful’isalsoapossibility.Allthequantitiesyou'veconsideredseemtoosmall. I'dsuggest'afewsplashes'for'afewglugs'.Bothwordingssuggestaquantitythatissufficienttomakeitselfnoticed. Possiblealso'aliberaldashortwo'. ACCESS_POST_ACTIONS Quote Top KenGreenwald Posts:3814 Joined:MonDec13,20048:25am Country:USA FirstName:Ken LastName:Greenwald Location:Ft.Collins,Colorado,USA Re:glug Post byKenGreenwald»TueNov06,20187:14pm ThanksErik, Thosesuggestionsfitwell. _____________________ Ken-November6,2018 ACCESS_POST_ACTIONS Quote Top trolley Posts:2781 Joined:ThuDec28,200610:15pm Country:Canada FirstName:john LastName:larkin Location:Victoria,B.C. Re:glug Post bytrolley»TueNov06,201810:06pm Ihavenothingconcretetobackitupbuthere'showtheystackup,inmymind: dash