booze

[ booz ]

/ buz /

Informal.

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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.

Words nearby booze

bootstrap memory, boottopping, booty, booty call, bootylicious, booze, booze cruise, booze hag, booze-up, boozed-up, boozehound

Idioms for booze

booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.

Origin of booze

1610–20; respelling of bouse², reflecting one of its pronunciation variants

OTHER WORDS FROM booze

booz·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for booze

Cue heartbroken Galavant engorging himself on booze and mutton back home.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale|Melissa Leon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Internet is like booze—a little bit gives you a pleasant buzz.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oregon and Alaska, like Colorado and Washington, will try their hand at regulating weed like booze.
The Real Election Winner: Weed|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Founders had a sure-fire way to get out the vote: get out the booze.
Founding Fathers Loved Drunk Voters|Kevin Bleyer|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He has engaged in numerous battles with booze, winning some and losing others.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pretty girl, nice family and everything, but she liked her booze and she liked to pet.
The Plastic Age|Percy Marks
"You fellers looks like you needed a drink of booze," said the man as we stepped ashore.
The River and I|John G. Neihardt
Probably just enough to fill up his wretched skin with booze, returned Jim.
Baseball Joe in the World Series|Lester Chadwick
Say—can't you loosen up for about three fingers more of that booze?
Heart of the West|O. Henry
Say--can't you loosen up for about three fingers more of that booze?
Heart of the West|O. Henry

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

Derived forms of booze

boozed, adjectiveboozing, noun

Word Origin for booze

C13: from Middle Dutch būsen

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booze

noun

verb (used without object), boozed, booz·ing.

Words related to booze

Words nearby booze

Idioms for booze

Origin of booze

OTHER WORDS FROM booze

Examples from the Web for booze

British Dictionary definitions for booze

noun

verb

Derived forms of booze

Word Origin for booze