booze
[ booz ]
/ buz /
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.
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Nearby words
Idioms
booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.
Origin of booze
1610–20; respelling of bouse2, reflecting one of its pronunciation variants
Related forms
booz·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
Derived Forms
boozed, adjectiveboozing, nounWord Origin for booze
C13: from Middle Dutch būsen
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