boozing

booze

B0398000 (bo͞oz) 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.

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[Alteration of obsolete bouse, from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess, from Middle Dutch būsen.]

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booz′er n.booz′i·ly adv.booz′y adj.

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boozing - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkennessintemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinksdrinking bout - a long period of drinking

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