booze (būz) Slang.
n.

1. 1. Hard liquor.
   2. An alcoholic beverage.
2. A drinking spree.

intr.v., boozed, booz·ing, booz·es.
To drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically.

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

boozer booz'er n.
boozily booz'i·ly adv.
boozy booz'y adj.

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