keg stand
n.— «According to testimony, Mr. McFarland vomited during the party shortly after performing a beer-drinking stunt known as a “keg stand.” The stunt involves performing a handstand while sucking beer from a keg’s dispenser hose.» —“Motorist says suspect told her he was drunk” by Steve Scott Dallas Morning News (Texas) June 21, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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