Big Gulp is a line of fountain drinks owned by 7-Eleven and used at its namesake stores as well as A-Plus, Speedway, and Stripes Convenience Stores.

The history of the Big Gulp came in 1976 from Dennis Potts, the merchandise manager for 7-Eleven in the Southern California market in the 1970s. Wanting to help lagging sales at the stores, The Coca-Cola Company suggested to Potts that they use a then-unheard of 32 ounce cup for their drinks.

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.

Introduced in 1976, Big Gulps come in cups ranging from 20 to 50 ounces. They're loaded with calories: The Double Gulp, at 50 ounces, filled with Coca-Cola, has about 600 calories.

The 7-Eleven Big Gulp has five new, non-traditional flavors: AHA sparkling flavored water, craft lemonade made with real juice and cane sugar, electrolyte-infused vitaminwater zero squeezed and 7-Eleven's private brand vitamin-infused sport drink Replenish Zero and energy drink Power Berry by Quake.

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.

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

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.

That gulping sends a message to the brain that water has been consumed, quieting the neurons that generate the urge to drink. But that happens regardless of whether the substance gulped was water or oil, suggesting that the act of gulping only briefly convinces your brain that your thirst is quenched.

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. Too much sugary soda can dissolve tooth enamel and lead to unhealthy weight gain, thus elevating a person's risk of heart disease and diabetes.

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verb. If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once. She quickly gulped her tea. [ VERB noun] Synonyms: swallow, bolt, devour, gobble More Synonyms of gulp.

From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps of imitative origin, or related to Dutch galpen (“to roar, squeal”), English galp, gaup (“to gape”).