booze cruise

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noun

British informal a day trip to a foreign country, esp from England across the English Channel to France, for the purposes of buying cheap alcohol, cigarettes, etc

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Words nearby booze cruise

booty call, bootylicious, boo-word, booyah, booze, booze cruise, boozed-up, booze hag, boozehound, boozer, booze-up

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How to use booze cruise in a sentence

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
These skills are particularly needed when, as in the case of the AirAsia flight, the airplane is at cruise altitude.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nerd Cruise By Adam Rogers, Wired What 800 Nerds on a Cruise Ship Taught Me About Life, the Universe, and Snorkeling.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014|William Boot|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|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
And Jack come home from a long cruise, with prize-money in his pockets, was as ostentatious as any nouveau riche.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Ive seen a lot of booze-fighters, and helped tuck some of them underground, but I never saw any rum hound just like this guy.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
And every boy made a dash for the camp to secure anything he might need on a cruise down the bay.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
In his first cruise he was out forty-five days, and in that time he captured fourteen vessels and 166 prisoners.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
Then, his mother coming in, he proceeded to tell about their "cruise," and the sad fate of his bundle.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret