twelve-ounce curls

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Etymology

From the size of common beer containers (bottles and cans) in the United States: twelve ounces + curls, a weightlifting exercise.

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Noun

twelve-ounce curls pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, US) Drinking beer.
    He sat on the couch all weekend eating chips and doing twelve-ounce curls.
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