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slurp (slʉrp)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Slang to drink or eat noisily

Etymology: Du slurpen, to sip, lap, akin to Ger schlürfen; prob. ult. < IE echoic base *serbh-, to slurp > L sorbere, to suck in

noun

Slang a loud sipping or sucking sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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