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12-ounce curls

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
12-ounce curls
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activity of drinking beer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the size of common beer containers (bottles and cans) in the United States: 12 ounces + curls, a weightlifting exercise. The notion is of lifting a can of beer to one's lips repeatedly.

Inflected Forms

twelve-ounce curls (alternative)

Questions

What does 12-ounce curls mean?
The activity of drinking beer.
Where does 12-ounce curls come from?
From the size of common beer containers (bottles and cans) in the United States: 12 ounces + curls, a weightlifting exercise. The notion is of lifting a can of beer to one's lips repeatedly.

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