BOOZE
liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
(noun) an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
booze (countable and uncountable, plural boozes)
(slang, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
(slang, countable, archaic) A session of drinking alcohol; a drinking party.
Synonyms
• grog; see also alcoholic beverage
Verb
booze (third-person singular simple present boozes, present participle boozing, simple past and past participle boozed)
(slang) To drink alcohol.
Proper noun
Booze (plural Boozes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Booze is the 14686th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2025 individuals. Booze is most common among White (51.46%) and Black/African American (42.32%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Booze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boozed; p. pr. & vb. n. Boozing.] Etym: [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]
Definition: To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [Written also bouse, and boose.] Landor. This is better than boozing in public houses. H. R. Haweis.
Booze, n.
Definition: A carouse; a drinking. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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