power hour

n. celebratory or recreational drinking in which a shot of alcohol is taken each minute for 60 minutes. Subjects: English, Food & Drink

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Citations: 1991 Ellen Uzelac, Joel McCord Baltimore Sun (Md.) (Aug. 18) “Alcohol’s escape, thrills ensnaring younger teens Heavy drinking starts as early as 9 or 10” p. 1A: Frequently, party entertainment includes games such as “power hour,” in which players drink a shot of beer every minute for an hour. 1998 [Paul772834] Usenet: alt.beer (Aug. 6) “Re: Power Hour”: I used to do power hour every nite in college. Its not that hard. Can u reach the century club? thats 100 shots in hundred minutes. I puked on the 100th shot. 1998 Alan Scher Zagier News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (Dec. 13) “Binge drinking: On campus, why does one drink lead to another…and another?” p. A25: Games like “hall crawl,” where partygoers sample a different drink in each room of a dorm or fraternity house. Or “power hour,” which requires ingesting a shot of beer each minute for 60 minutes. 2005 Kate Zernike @ Fargo, N.D. New York Times (Mar. 12) “Drinking Game Can Be a Deadly Rite of Passage”: The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and then try to down 21 shots in the hour or so before the bar closes, or as fast as possible.

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