boozed; boozing
: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess
—often used in the phrase booze it up
: intoxicating drink
especially
: hard liquor
Examples of booze in a Sentence
Verb
He was out boozing with his friends.
he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday
Noun
We bought some chips and booze for the party.
this will be a birthday party without booze
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall?
A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton
B. Southside Tavern in Braintree
C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook
D. The Hillside in Canton
26.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Attendees regularly visited New York City, dined on chilled shellfish, drank free booze, collected TV-star autographs and met up with TV ad-sales executives and media buyers from their current agency of record.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025
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Verb
Thanks to its poor ventilation, smoke and the steam from several thousand adolescent bodies with hormones in full bloom could choke a person whose senses aren’t dulled by drugs or booze by mid-concert.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall?
A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton
B. Southside Tavern in Braintree
C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook
D. The Hillside in Canton
26.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
Noun
Before Kimmel, Obama, and Biden hit the stage to toss bons mots back and forth in a cozy Q. & A., there was a series of private receptions, called clutches, plus photo lines and free-flowing booze and hors d’œuvres.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Attendees regularly visited New York City, dined on chilled shellfish, drank free booze, collected TV-star autographs and met up with TV ad-sales executives and media buyers from their current agency of record.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025
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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booze. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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