neknomination

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Australia/ˈnɛk nɔmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

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.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

neknomination1

nounneknomination (uncountable)

alternative Neknomination · alternative NekNomination

  1. slanguncountableAn 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.

    She has lipstick on her chin, a ladder in her tights and looks as though she's spent the afternoon creating Neknomination videos.

    2015, Jane Costello, The Love Shack, Simon & Schuster (2015), unnumbered pages, published 23 April 2015
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    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.”

    2014 February 16, Adam Withnall, “Neknomination: Craze 'claims fifth victim' as young man found dead after downing two pints of gin”, in Belfast Telegraph

    Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against two young men on Thursday after a ‘neknomination’ video surfaced on social media.

    2014 February 27, Paul Clarke, “OPP charge two youth after neknomination video surfaces”, in Toronto Star

Neknomination2

nounNeknomination (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of neknomination.

NekNomination3

nounNekNomination (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of neknomination.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

neknomination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neknomination

MLA

“neknomination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neknomination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neknomination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neknomination.

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