booze-up

Examples

• All

• They organized a big booze-up to celebrate the team's victory, with drinks flowing all night.

• Harry boy, we're in for a booze-up.

  My Fair Lady (1964)

• Last Saturday, we had a wonderful booze-up at my friend's apartment, filled with laughter and stories.

• The annual summer picnic turned into a lively booze-up as everyone brought their favorite drinks to share.

Synonyms

D

drinkin'

vsbooze-up

• Informal

4 9.6

A casual gathering where people drink alcohol

is about a social gathering for drinks that emphasizes togetherness rather than just activity

B

bacchanal

vsbooze-up

• NSFW

3 9.9

A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior

is a milder informal drinking gathering, not a wild or sexually charged event

B

bacchanalia

vsbooze-up

• NSFW

1 9.9

A wild party with a lot of drinking, dancing, and people having sex

is an informal merry drinking event rather than an extreme, excessive celebration

T

toot

vsbooze-up

• UK

1 9.9

A lively drinking party where people celebrate

is a casual social drinking event that may be merry but less festive

B

booze cruise

vsbooze-up

• Informal

1 8.2

A party on a boat where people drink alcohol

is a general informal drinking gathering rather than one tied to a boat trip

C

carouse

vsbooze-up

• Archaic

1 9.5

A noisy party where people drink a lot and have fun

is used for informal drinking gatherings that may be merry but less rowdy

P

piss-up

vsbooze-up

• NSFW

1 9.9

A party where people drink a lot

is an informal social drinking gathering that may be lively but not necessarily heavy

R

rave-up

vsbooze-up

• UK

1 9.1

A lively noisy party with loud music and dancing

is specifically an informal social drinking gathering rather than a general music party

C

carousal

vsbooze-up

• Archaic

9.8

A noisy party where people drink and have fun

is a general informal drinking gathering often merry but less noisy

B

bevvy

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• Slang

9.3

A casual social meeting where people drink alcohol together

is typically lively or merry rather than just a plain social meeting

B

boose

vsbooze-up

• UK

9.9

A time when people drink alcohol together

is specifically a social gathering for drinking together, not a single drink

C

cocktailing

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6.0

Spending time talking and drinking cocktails at parties

is a broader informal drinking gathering not limited to cocktails or formal events

How Lively

rager

• Slang

8 8.9

booze-up

• UK

1 9.0

party

∞ 1.0

get-together

• Informal

46 1.9

gathering

203 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology