"neknomination" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-neknomination.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: neck (“to drink very quickly”) + nomination. Originated in Australia and gained popularity on social media. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|neck|nomination|t1=to drink very quickly}} neck (“to drink very quickly”) + nomination Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} neknomination (uncountable)
  1. (slang) An online drinking game, typically involving a person uploading a video of themselves drinking a pint of an alcoholic beverage (most commonly beer) in one gulp, then nominating two or more others to do the same. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Drinking, Games, Internet memes Synonyms: Neknomination, NekNomination
    Sense id: en-neknomination-en-noun-Uag-Y6Za Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup

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