But the brand's greatest claim to fame is the fact that it was the first to brand a 32-once cup of possibilities. The introduction of the super-sized container marked a very significant shift in how much soda was being served in one sitting. Prior to 1955, a bottle of Coca-Cola was a measly 6.5 ounces.

First introduced in the mid-1980s, 7-Eleven's trademarked Big Gulp drink line is widely credited with starting the American obsession with “cups” of soda a big as a gallon.

Which again according to them was 128 fluid ounces for your team cause who doesn't like to after a softball game go to 7-eleven. Get a team gulp. And 10 straws.

Since then, Slurpee has become a beloved beverage of millions, a pop culture icon, and 7-Eleven's most well-known proprietary brand. From its beginning, with kooky flavor names like Fulla Bulla, Blue Blunder and AWA AWA Ukulele, Slurpee has been keeping it “cool” for generations.

A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once. I took in a large gulp of air. Synonyms: swallow, draught, mouthful, swig [informal] More Synonyms of gulp.

a large and hurried swallow. “he finished it at a single gulp” synonyms: draft, draught, swig.

a large and hurried swallow. “he finished it at a single gulp” synonyms: draft, draught, swig.

He finished it at a single gulp draft draft swig a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing. Gulping to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draft. The men gulp down their beers.

This may sound like a small step, but sodas are now routinely offered in quantities up to thirty-two ounces; a drink this size is called, appropriately enough, the “big gulp.” Recall that a twelve-ounce can of Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, or any other soda brand contains the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sugar.

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7-Eleven Adds 5 New Big Gulp Flavors

• AHA Sparkling Water.
• Craft Lemonade.
• Replenish Zero.
• Power Berry by Quake.
• vitaminwater zero squeezed.

The Slurpee The Slurpee, an iconic 7-Eleven frozen drink, is getting a makeover. Don't worry, the recipe isn't changing. But the cups are.