Guzzle

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Guzzle

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

GUZ-ul  /ˈɡʌz(ə)l/

Definition

To eat or drink greedily and in large quantities; to consume fuel, energy, or resources at an excessive or wasteful rate.

Plain meaning

To guzzle means to drink or eat with great speed and greediness — gulping down large amounts without restraint. Extended, it means to consume resources wastefully.

Register

Informal and slightly pejorative. Guzzle implies excess and lack of restraint. It is always slightly disapproving — one does not guzzle admiringly. Gas-guzzler is an established compound. Energy-guzzler and data-guzzler are modern extensions.