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The word "chugging" that is. I've seen heard it used for various things. Poll coming.

EDIT: Damn, I forgot the option that made me think of it in the first place. Some newspaper writer used it as a portmanteau for "charity mugging" - very aggressive people collecting for charity.

The only way I've ever heard it used is to mean drinking something extremely fast.

It's what a steam train does.

Chugga chugga chugga chugga,

Choo choo!

Drinking quickly, a computer going slowly and a choo-choo train chugs, too.

Now, go into the Speech Properties Control Panel (in, er, Control Panel in Windows XP), type "chug-chug" into the text-box and click "Preview Voice".

Drinking quickly, and things slowing down to a crawl.

I think chugging means drinking something (or downing it) really fast.

When you say the slowing down of a computer, I thought that was called "lag"?

When you say the slowing down of a computer, I thought that was called "lag"?
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I think chugging means drinking something (or downing it) really fast.

When you say the slowing down of a computer, I thought that was called "lag"?

Well, it's called "lag" too, over networks at least (e.g. in multiplayer games).

A, B, & C. Drinking, slowing down, and a steam engine train.

Drinking, though I don't use it that much.

Well, it's called "lag" too, over networks at least (e.g. in multiplayer games).

Yep, I experience lag a LOT when I play multiplayer online games (like America's Army).

Also, when it comes to trains, I learned it was called "Choo, choo". That's what I get for going to preschool...

I've never heard "chug" as synonymous with "lag" - the common usage I'm aware of would be something like "to proceed in a continuous manner," and is most commonly applied to trains "chugging along" or people "chugging a drink." It would appear to be onomatapoeic in both cases, as the sounds a train makes while moving down a track and the sounds a person makes while swallowing rapidly are very similar to "chug, chug, chug."

I've heard "chuggers" being used to describe those annoying teams of charity collectors who stand in different positions across the street so you cant possibly avoid having to talk to them and try to force you to give money to them..i.e. "charity muggers-->chuggers"! So "these people are chugging" would makes sense in this context

Yep, I experience lag a LOT when I play multiplayer online games (like America's Army).

Also, when it comes to trains, I learned it was called "Choo, choo". That's what I get for going to preschool...

The horn-thing (whatever it is) on a steam train goes "choo-choo", but the movement on the tracks itself makes a chugging sound.

I've heard "chuggers" being used to describe those annoying teams of charity collectors who stand in different positions across the street so you cant possibly avoid having to talk to them and try to force you to give money to them..i.e. "charity muggers-->chuggers"! So "these people are chugging" would makes sense in this context

Yeah, that's what inspired me to write this topic. That and the letter in a newspaper claiming that it means "masturbating" in Scotland. But I forgot to include the charity muggers option. I also forgot to make it so one could click multiple choices.

Its drinking really quickly, like a race. Either that or its the sound a train makes.

I always used it in the context of doing something monotonous and simple.

Ex. "He chugged away at the quadratic equations"

The word "chugging" that is. I've seen heard it used for various things. Poll coming.

EDIT: Damn, I forgot the option that made me think of it in the first place. Some newspaper writer used it as a portmanteau for "charity mugging" - very aggressive people collecting for charity.


Drinking heavily is the immediate meaning for me.

The secondary meaning is to sound like a moving train. Such as "chugging along".

The word "chugging" that is. I've seen heard it used for various things. Poll coming.

EDIT: Damn, I forgot the option that made me think of it in the first place. Some newspaper writer used it as a portmanteau for "charity mugging" - very aggressive people collecting for charity.
First thing I thought of was drinking, quickly followed by 'charity mugging'. It seems to be a fairly widespread word in British journalism in the latter regard.

Chugging means going along slowly & steadily.

In Aus, drinking beer really quickly is skulling or skolling, depending on how you spell/say it.

The word "chugging" that is. I've seen heard it used for various things. Poll coming.

EDIT: Damn, I forgot the option that made me think of it in the first place. Some newspaper writer used it as a portmanteau for "charity mugging" - very aggressive people collecting for charity.
Drinking or sinking your teeth into some mighty boobs.:cool:

Or Going/doing something at a steady pace.