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Jacki

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Last nights ten letter STRUGGLING game
« on: April 25, 2020, 06:46:18 PM »
I was surprised that GLUG was a rare word. How often do you hear "Glug, glug, glug" when talking about pouring a drink? Well, daily in my house! I think it's a lot more common than SIRRAH!
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Re: Last nights ten letter STRUGGLING game
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2020, 06:59:32 PM »
Hi Jacki
I thought the same as you
Perhaps it is only an Australianism
Cheers
Carol
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Re: Last nights ten letter STRUGGLING game
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2020, 07:09:50 PM »
Thirded.

I don't think it's an Australianism. I spent the first 24 years of my life in England, and I'm fairly sure it was used there.
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Re: Last nights ten letter STRUGGLING game
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2020, 07:24:32 PM »
Definitely a real word - COD lists it as a verb [glugs, glugging, glugged ]and even gives an adjective gluggable!

Common? The jury is out.
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Re: Last nights ten letter STRUGGLING game
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2020, 02:33:56 AM »
Used in USA as well. ISTM there is a tendency to classify more slang-ish words as rare. I think that is appropriate since such words tend to be much rarer in written texts.
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