to booze

Examples

• All

• It's a cocktail party mainstay: a plate of fine cheeses to keep your guests satiated while you schmooze and booze.

  Blog text (6)

• He decided to booze at the party rather than stay sober and miss out on the fun.

• I mean, he has to booze himself up.

  Charlie Bartlett (2008)

• It's because they love to booze.

  Elvis & Nixon (2016)

• Maybe your pop's gotta booze himself up every morning.

  Charlie Bartlett (2008)

• Go to Texas and booze yourself into silence.

  Hour of the Gun (1967)

• "You're going to booze away the hours."

  Fiction book (1999)

• You come to work smelling like booze half the time; I don't know what you expect.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Without going too far into detail, the movie, which created the "college movie genre," centers around a bunch of frat guys who do little more than booze it up and try to score.

  Blog text (29)

• After a long week at work, many people like to booze with friends at the bar.

Synonyms

D

to drink

vsto booze

∞ 2.8

To have alcohol often or at social events

implies drinking heavily and informally rather than normal social consumption

H

to hit the bottle

vsto booze

• Informal

3 9.4

Start drinking a lot of alcohol to cope with problems

is general heavy informal drinking not specifically linked to coping

B

to boose

vsto booze

• UK

9.9

To drink a lot of alcohol, often as a habit

is a general informal term for heavy drinking not necessarily habitual

F

to fuddle

vsto booze

• Archaic

9.9

To drink too much alcohol and feel confused

is about heavy informal drinking without stressing confusion effects

O

to overdrink

vsto booze

6.3

To drink more alcohol than is safe

is informal heavy drinking often done socially rather than stressing risk

Antonyms

A

to abstain

18 5.0

To choose not to take something, often for health or religious reasons

Idioms

S

to stank of booze

• Informal

8.8

Smells strongly of alcohol

Compounds

B

booze cruise

• Informal

1 8.2

A party on a boat where people drink alcohol

B

booze-up

• UK

1 9.0

A party where people drink a lot and have fun

B

booze can

• Informal

9.9

A can holding beer or another alcoholic drink

B

booze cruiser

• Informal

9.2

A person who often drinks alcohol at social events or a vehicle that carries drinks to parties

B

booze cruising

• Informal

9.6

An activity of moving around while drinking alcohol with friends

S

stash of booze

• Informal

7.9

A hidden supply of alcohol someone keeps for later use

How Much

to booze

• Informal

5 8.4

to tipple

• Archaic

1 8.4

to sip

127 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology