neknomination

noun
/ˈnɛk nɔmɪˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from nōminātiō
  2. derived from nominacion
  3. inherited from nominacion,nomination
  4. compounded as neknomination — “neck + nomination

Definitions

  1. An online drinking game, typically involving a person uploading a video of themselves…

    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.”
    • Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against two young men on Thursday after a ‘neknomination’ video surfaced on social media.
    • She has lipstick on her chin, a ladder in her tights and looks as though she's spent the afternoon creating Neknomination videos.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of neknomination.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for neknomination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA