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booze

Syllabification: (booze)
Pronunciation: /bo͞oz/

informal
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Definition of booze

noun

  • alcohol, especially hard liquor:they turn to booze to beat work pressure

verb

[no object]
  • drink alcohol, especially in large quantities:you used to booze a lot on expensive hard liquor (as noun boozing)Michael is trying to quit boozing

Origin:

Middle English bouse, from Middle Dutch būsen 'drink to excess'. The spelling booze dates from the 18th century

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