🐄 A cow stall 🍺 A drink 🍺 To drink alcohol

boose

9.9

A time when people drink alcohol together

noun
/buːs/

: bebida

The old fishermen would gather for a boose after returning from sea.

Examples

He enjoys a glass of boose after work.
He promised to join the boose once his work was finished.
After a long week, they enjoyed a quiet boose with friends at home.
They had too much boose at the party.
After a long week at work, they enjoyed some boose at the pub with friends.
He always brings some light boose to the party to keep the atmosphere lively.
On weekends, they often gather at the cabin for a little boose and relaxation.

Synonyms

libation

vsboose

Informal

9 9.1

An alcoholic drink enjoyed with friends

is used in plain informal or dialect speech rather than joking or elevated tone

drinkin'

vsboose

Informal

4 9.6

A casual gathering where people drink alcohol

includes a single alcoholic serving as well as social sessions

booze-up

vsboose

1 9.0

A party where people drink a lot and have fun

can mean a drink or session without emphasizing lively party atmosphere

bevvy

vsboose

Slang

1 9.9

An alcoholic drink, usually a beer

can also mean a social drinking session not only one serving

How Much

bender

Slang

56 8.9

binge

53 5.6

boose

9.9

drink

∞ 1.0

to sip

127 1.0

Surface Forms

boose singular

booses plural

Etymology

The word boose meaning an alcoholic drink comes from the familiar word booze, which means 'alcohol' or 'to drink', so a boose is a casual drink or a time when people drink.