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

Activations — from banks to big tech, booze to beauty products — beckon attendees with the siren call of air conditioning and free WiFi, trading comfort for content and brand loyalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Chinese officials are so afraid of flouting the rules that one state-owned booze company skipped serving alcohol at a conference last year, according to media reports and a person who attended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

The coaches stunk of coal smoke and rationed tobacco and rationed booze and the farts of people eating wartime food.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Related Words

• alcohol