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booze
[ booz ]
noun
- any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- a drinking bout or spree.
verb (used without object)
- to drink alcohol, especially to excess:
He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.
booze
/ ː /
noun
- alcoholic drink
- a drinking bout or party
verb
- usually intr to drink (alcohol), esp in excess
Derived Forms
- boozed, adjective
- ˈǴdzԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Ǵdzİ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of booze1
Idioms and Phrases
- booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.
Example Sentences
It’s not easy to make a musical about a crook with a volatile temper, an unslakable thirst for booze and a record of fumbled heists.
“This order,” he said, “it’s a wonderful order. It’s a beautiful order. This order is pulling American booze off the liquor mart shelves.”
As the parents of the family, Isaacs and Posey used thick North Carolina accents, which tended to slosh around some depending on how much booze and anti-anxiety medication were in play.
For those who prefer to skip the booze, look out for the New Bar and its candy-apple-red storefront.
In some Canadian provinces - namely Ontario, the largest by population - American booze will be pulled off the shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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