"12-ounce curls" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-12-ounce curls.ogg Forms: twelve-ounce curls [alternative]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} 12-ounce curls pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) The activity of drinking beer. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
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