12-ounce curls
The activity of drinking beer.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He spends his Friday nights doing 12-ounce curls at the local pub.”
“You look like you need to do some 12-ounce curls after that stressful meeting.”
“Do you want to join us for some 12-ounce curls at the backyard barbecue?”
“After a long week of manual labor, the crew sat on the porch and enjoyed some 12-ounce curls.”
“My neighbor says he is going to the gym, but I usually see him doing 12-ounce curls in his garage with his friends instead.”
“We decided to skip the heavy lifting at the fitness center and do some 12-ounce curls while watching the football game on television.”
“The weary workers gathered at the tavern to engage in a few 12-ounce curls before heading home for the weekend.”
The term originates in the United States, formed from the standard twelve-ounce volume of American beer cans and bottles combined with the curl, a weightlifting exercise for the biceps. The idiom suggests that the repetitive motion of lifting a container of alcohol to one's mouth constitutes a form of athletic training.
Last updated August 10, 2026