down-down
down-down noun: among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
Noun
down-down (plural down-downs)
- Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
- Exceptions are made for children and non-beer drinking Indonesians — their down-downs are allowed to be made with water or soft drinks.1987, Susan Scott-Stevens, Foreign Consultants and Counterparts, page 81
- To be sentenced to a down-down is to be made to chug a beverage (you don't have to drink alcohol to belong anymore).2003 November, Skiing, volume 56, number 3, page 117
Forms of down-down
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Questions about down-down
- What does down-down mean?
- Down-down means among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
- What part of speech is down-down?
- Down-down is a noun.
- What is the plural of down-down?
- The plural of down-down is down-downs.
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