booze

Liquid courage, informally

Booze is alcoholic drink, or the act of drinking it.

The word is casual and often implies excess: We bought some booze for the party, He's been boozing all night.

A boozer is a heavy drinker or, in British slang, a pub.

Boozy describes something characterized by alcohol: a boozy brunch, boozy breath.

spirits

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

  • vodkaClear distilled spirit
  • rumMolasses-based liquor
  • ginCotton-cleaning machine

tequila · brandy · cognac · bourbon · scotch · liqueur · absinthe · schnapps · mezcal · grappa

social

party

Gathering for celebration

  • celebrationFestive event marking occasion
  • pubLicensed drinking establishment
  • barDrinking establishment

tavern · saloon · nightclub · revelry · toast · round · binge · pregame · afterparty · pub-crawl

intoxication

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

plastered · wasted · sloshed · smashed · blotto · sozzled · inebriated · tanked · legless · three-sheets

drinking

sip

Small mouthful of liquid

  • gulpHasty, large swallow
  • quaffDrink in gulps
  • swigLarge hasty draught

chug · toast · pour · decant · tipple · imbibe · guzzle · knock-back · down · slug

problem

alcoholism

Addiction to drinking

sobriety · rehab · AA · binge · blackout · withdrawal · intervention · relapse · twelve-step · detox

cocktails

bartender

One who serves drinks

  • mixerCombines ingredients or people
  • shakenDisturbed or agitated
  • stirredMixed by circular motion

garnish · martini · mojito · margarita · cosmopolitan · highball · rocks · neat · shot · punch

brewing

fermentation

Microbial sugar conversion

barley · yeast · hops · malting · mash · wort · cask · aging · proof · ethanol

hangover

hungover

Ill from drinking

regret · queasy · groggy · rough · morning-after · recovery · aspirin · remorse · blackout · foggy

Categories
Opposites
intoxication potential

boozesoft drinks

Carbonated nonalcoholic beverages

water · soda · juice · mocktails · tea

drinking behavior/lifestyle

boozesobriety

Unimpaired mental state

abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · abstain · dry

Phrases
Family

boozy, boozed, boozing, boozer, boozes, boozers, booze cruise

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG