booze
[ booz ]
noun
any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
a drinking bout or spree.
verb (used without object),boozed, booz·ing.
to drink alcohol, especially to excess: He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.
Idioms about booze
booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.
Origin of booze
11610–20; respelling of bouse2, reflecting one of its pronunciation variants
Other words from booze
- boozer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for booze
booze
/ (buːz) informal /
noun
alcoholic drink
a drinking bout or party
verb
(usually intr) to drink (alcohol), esp in excess
Origin of booze
1C13: from Middle Dutch būsen
Derived forms of booze
- boozed, adjective
- boozing, noun
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