booze

American  

[booz] / buz /

noun

1. any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.

2. a drinking bout or spree.

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verb (used without object)

boozed, boozing

1. to drink alcohol, especially to excess.

   He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.

idioms

1. booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.

booze British  

/ buːz /

noun

1. alcoholic drink

2. a drinking bout or party

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verb

1. (usually intr) to drink (alcohol), esp in excess

Other Word Forms

• boozed adjective
• boozer noun
• boozing noun

Etymology

Origin of booze

1610–20; respelling of bouse ², reflecting one of its pronunciation variants

Example Sentences

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

But the company decided to go without a proper food and beverage program for Chuck’s Arcade, meaning those grown-up kidults won’t be sipping on booze or mocktails.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

And there’s a minibar—with bottles of water instead of booze.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Related Words

• alcohol