skol
/skɒl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
A drinking-toast; cheers.
verb
To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Again they notice he has impressed her and again he grows more cheerful, clinking his glass against hers and saying ‘Skol!’"
- "Many bottle of dubious gin and whiskey—with much “skoling”—Emil flashing a fat payroll—and treating three or four still more dubious “merry andrews” who had invited themselves to our noisy nook."
- "When diners leave a quarter of a carafe full of house wine we put it above the sink to refill for new orders, but often I catch him skolling the remains of whatever he can get his hands on."
- "The Aussie skolled his beer, threw the Kiwi into the fireplace, and shot him."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, skål
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /skɒl/