booze

(bo̵̅o̅z)

intransitive verb boozed, boozing

Informal to drink too much alcoholic liquor

Origin: earlier bouse, bowse < MDu busen; akin to MHG bus, a bloating fullness; ult. < IE *bhōu-, var. of base *bheu-, to grow, swell: see be

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink; liquor
  2. a drinking spree

See booze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Hard liquor.
    b. An alcoholic beverage.
  2. A drinking spree.
intransitive verb boozed boozed, booz·ing, booz·es
To drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete bouse

Origin: , from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess

Origin: , from Middle Dutch būsen

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Related Forms:

  • boozˈer noun
  • boozˈi·ly adverb
  • boozˈy adjective

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