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Etymology

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glug +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gluggy (comparative gluggier, superlative gluggiest)

  1. (informal) Liquid and viscous; moving slowly when poured.
    The jelly was not yet set, but quite gluggy.
  2. Easy to guzzle.[1] (of a wine)
    Synonym: guzzly
  3. (informal) Lazy or sluggish.
    The morning after the party I felt gluggy.

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References

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  1. ^ Tom Stevenson, The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, 3rd ed., 2001, p. 574.[1]