swallow the worm

Definition

swallow the worm rate

(Adult / Slang)

Quote: Richard 'Ditch' Brodie (Charlie Sheen) and KGB agent Chris/Krista Maldova (Natassja Kinski) who just swallowed the worm from a bottle of Mescal in Terminal Velocity (1994):
-- Ditch: ' Watch out for the... Oh, God! '
-- Chris: ' What was that? '
-- Ditch: ' You swallowed the worm.'
-- Chris: ' I was trained to swallow all sorts of things.'
-- Ditch: ' Careful, I may just have to marry you.'