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neknomination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈnɛk nɔmɪˈneɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From neck (“to drink very quickly”) + nomination. Originated in Australia and gained popularity on social media.

Meanings

1. (slang, uncountable) 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.
   • The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: “This is how you drink.” 2014 February 16, Adam Withnall, “Neknomination: Craze 'claims fifth victim' as young man found dead after downing two pints of gin”, in Belfast Telegraph:
   • Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against two young men on Thursday after a ‘neknomination’ video surfaced on social media. 2014 February 27, Paul Clarke, “OPP charge two youth after neknomination video surfaces”, in Toronto Star:
   • She has lipstick on her chin, a ladder in her tights and looks as though she's spent the afternoon creating Neknomination videos. 2015, Jane Costello, The Love Shack, Simon & Schuster (2015), unnumbered pages, published 23 April 2015

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