boozy
Americanadjective
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drunken; intoxicated.
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addicted to liquor.
adjective
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Origin of boozy
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The baking connoisseur, known among fans and competitors for her affinity for boozy sweets and vibrant fashion and accessory choices, announced her departure from the wholesome series on Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Cheever’s fiction would provide images that would become emblematic of midcentury American life: plush lawns, boozy parties, men in hats waiting for commuter trains into the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Ina Garten shared some kind words — and a boozy beverage — to celebrate Hoda Kotb’s decades-long stint on TODAY.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
These are represented, in Rupert Goold’s entertaining if overcaffeinated production, by boozy singing and balalaikas, sometimes even fur hats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
That the dinner had been a success gastronomically, socially and financially, was apparent from the beatific boozy smile that pervaded Breen's face as he lay back in his easy-chair.
From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Myth: Guinness is high in alcohol Guinness isn’t boozier than most other beers.
From Time ● Mar. 16, 2014
Once known as Hollywood’s biggest, booziest party that regularly drew 18 million television viewers, the doling out of statues was reduced to a 90-minute private event with no celebrities present at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
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