booze
noun
[ buːz ]
• alcoholic drink.
• "I wonder where he's hidden his booze"
Similar:
alcohol,
alcoholic drink,
liquor,
intoxicating liquor,
drink,
strong drink,
intoxicants,
spirits,
grog,
firewater,
gut-rot,
rotgut,
mother's milk,
tipple,
the hard stuff,
the demon drink,
the bottle,
Dutch courage,
John Barleycorn,
hooch,
moonshine,
wallop,
bevvy,
sup,
juice,
the sauce,
booze
verb
• drink alcohol, especially in large quantities.
• "I expect he's boozing"
Similar:
drink,
have a drink,
drink alcohol,
indulge,
tipple,
imbibe,
swill,
hit the bottle,
take to the bottle,
crack a bottle,
knock a few back,
bevvy,
bend one's elbow,
wassail,
tope,
Origin:
Middle English bouse, from Middle Dutch būsen ‘drink to excess’. The spelling booze dates from the 18th century.
