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bousy

American  
[boo-zee, bou-] / ˈbu zi, ˈbaʊ- /

adjective

  1. intoxicated; drunk; boozy.

Etymology

Origin of bousy

First recorded in 1520–30; bouse 2 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Roused at his name, up rose the bousy sire, And shook from out his pipe the seeds of fire; Then snapt his box, and stroked his belly down: Rosy and reverend, though without a gown.

From Project Gutenberg

All grades of "vagrom men," with their frauds and shifts, are passed in review, and when Copland asks about their "bousy" speech, the porter entertains him with these lines.

From Project Gutenberg

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