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Skol

//skɒl// intj, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A drinking-toast; cheers.

    "Again they notice he has impressed her and again he grows more cheerful, clinking his glass against hers and saying ‘Skol!’"

  2. 2
    A cheer to proclaim support for the Minnesota Vikings.
Verb
  1. 1
    To drink a toast; to drink deeply. intransitive

    "Many bottle of dubious gin and whiskey—with much “skoling”—Emil flashing a fat payroll—and treating three or four still more dubious “merry andrews” who had invited themselves to our noisy nook."

  2. 2
    To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing. Australia, New-Zealand, slang, transitive

    "When diners leave a quarter of a carafe full of house wine we put it above the sink to refill for new orders, but often I catch him skolling the remains of whatever he can get his hands on."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skål.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skål.

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