booze
Americannoun
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any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
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a drinking bout or spree.
verb (used without object)
idioms
noun
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alcoholic drink
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a drinking bout or party
verb
Other Word Forms
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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boozesimple
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boozessimple
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have boozedperfect
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has boozedperfect
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am boozingprogressive
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are boozingprogressive
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is boozingprogressive
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have been boozingperfect progressive
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has been boozingperfect progressive
Past
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boozedsimple
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had boozedperfect
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was boozingprogressive
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were boozingprogressive
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had been boozingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of booze
1610–20; respelling of bouse 2, reflecting one of its pronunciation variants
Example Sentences
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Rolling into the restaurant and announcing you won't be footing your friends' booze bill can make you feel like a bit of a buzzkill if others are planning to live it up.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
While much has been made about younger generations drinking less alcohol— sales External link fell to a record low in 2025—Americans are avoiding more than just booze.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Purity is a pipe dream, though, because the politics of quitting booze are, like drinkers themselves, messy.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026
Their uniforms and badges say Delta, as do the receipts for any booze upcharges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
And there’s a minibar—with bottles of water instead of booze.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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