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booze  (bz) Slang
n.
1.
a. Hard liquor.
b. An alcoholic beverage.
2. A drinking spree.
intr.v. boozed, booz·ing, booz·es
To drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically.
[Alteration of obsolete bouse, from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess, from Middle Dutch bsen.]
boozer n.
boozi·ly adv.
boozy adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boozingboozing - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness
intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks
drinking bout - a long period of drinking


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