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booze Definition

booze (bo̵̅o̅z)

intransitive verb boozed, booz·ing

Informal to drink too much alcoholic liquor

Etymology: 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

booze* Synonyms

booze*

n.

booze Usage Examples

Object

  • session: As for the bar: you're looking at the perfect place for a casual boozing session.
  • night: Blair's drinking buddy, George W. Bush, is back to boozing the nights away.

Converse of object

  • smuggle: I wonder if he's smuggled any booze into the ground for the break?
  • quit: I do think one of us needs to quit the booze!
  • sell: What some people may not know: they sell booze in Tahiti.
  • drink: You have to drink booze to have a good time?
  • serve: At the same time The Lescar - being a mighty fine pub - serves booze which always helps.
  • buy: Lizzie tells Maxine she needs the cash to buy booze from the men.

Adjective modifier

  • cheap: Plus, the cheap booze will make #1 a lot easier.
  • free: By the way, we won't be there till the free booze comes out.
  • much: Remember the last thing you need is to be laden down with French fries - or too much booze.
  • more: Ann proposes an amnesty to allow the women to hand in any more booze then to hold a full cell search 24 hours later.
  • own: There will be food provided - bring your own booze.
  • good: I feel like sitting in a pub and drowning my pain in good booze and good company, but I'll be there.

Modifies a noun

  • cruise: Aside from the usual booze cruise stuff, I like to wander around the French DIY centers.
  • ban: The message, however, is to other towns which up to now may not have thought booze bans necessary: Don't delay.
  • addiction: Elton himself went to hell and back with his own cocaine and booze addictions and he is concerned about Pete's drug habits.

Noun used with modifier

  • bargain: There's a beer tent from noon on Saturday offering bargain booze all night.
  • supermarket: The days when supermarket booze was solely purchased to restock the drinks cupboard at home have long gone.
  • drug: Force his opponent drugs booze or official wpt logo.
booze Quotes

Booze, of course, and then curtains.

—Amis, Sir Kingsley

In other countries, art and literature are left to a lot of shabby bums living in attics and feeding on booze and spaghetti, but in America the successful writer or picture-painter is indistinguishable from any other decent business man.

—Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair

But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't.

—Faulkner,William Harrison

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