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12-ounce curls
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English
Alternative forms
en twelve-ounce curls
Etymology
From the size of common beer containers (bottles and cans) in the United States: 12 ounces + curls, a weightlifting exercise. The notion is of lifting a can of beer to one's lips repeatedly.
Pronunciation
en en-au-12-ounce curls.ogg AU
Noun
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en idiomatic The activity of drinking beer.
en 2006 June Muscle Bulletin: Pass the Bar Scott Quill Men's Health 1054-4836 Don't burn out your biceps with 12-ounce curls. http://books.google.com/books?id=pccDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=12+ounce+curls
en Beer Twelve