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choke noun- a swallow or drink of alcohol US
- Have a choke, man. Like it might loosen up your right hand so you can really blow. — John Clellon Holmes, The Horn, p. 192, 1958
- an artichoke of either Jerusalem or globe variety UK, 1961
The punning “have hearty chokes for breakfast” (to be hanged) dates from 1785; it is difficult to be more accurate with this greengrocers’ usage. - a Mexican American US
Derogatory. A shortened form of CHILI CHOKER- That’s Flaco de la Oilslick, a Nester General. One evil choke, yeah. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 185, 1990
- a garotting AUSTRALIA
- — Sidney J. Baker, Australia Speaks, 1953
- a nervous shock; something grievous UK
- — L.J. Cunliffe, Having It Away, 1965
▶ pull your choke to masturbate US- [M]asturbation–“pulling your choke”–becomes something to brag about. — Pete Earley, The Hot House, p. 42, 1992
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