Skol

Quick meaning: Skol is an interjection meaning (originally and chiefly in Scotland) A drinking-toast; cheers.

Meaning

(originally and chiefly in Scotland) A drinking-toast; cheers.

More Meanings

1. (among Minnesota Vikings fans) A cheer to proclaim support for the Minnesota Vikings.
2. (intransitive) To drink a toast; to drink deeply.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.

Example Sentences

The Aussie skolled his beer, threw the Kiwi into the fireplace, and shot him.

Again they notice he has impressed her and again he grows more cheerful, clinking his glass against hers and saying ‘Skol!’

When diners leave a quarter of a carafe full of house wine we put it above the sink to refill for new orders, but often I catch him skolling the remains of whatever he can get his hands on.

Many bottle of dubious gin and whiskey—with much “skoling”—Emil flashing a fat payroll—and treating three or four still more dubious “merry andrews” who had invited themselves to our noisy nook.

Word Forms

• skols
• skolling
• skoling
• skolled
• skoled

Synonyms for skol

Depending on context, synonyms include chug, down.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kipper, booze, quaff, hobnob, drink, bedrink.

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