booze-up
Night of excess
A booze-up is a drinking session or party where alcohol flows freely—British slang for getting together specifically to get drunk: We're having a booze-up for Dave's birthday.
The term implies enthusiastic, often excessive drinking rather than casual social sipping.
Bout of excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- benderExtended bout of drinking
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- all-nighterSleepless work stretch
spree · immoderation · debauchery · carousing · hard-drinking · crawl · jag · tear
binge
Bout of excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- benderExtended bout of drinking
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
all-nighter · spree · immoderation · debauchery · carousing · hard-drinking · crawl · jag · tear
party
Gathering for celebration
- bashForceful striking blow
- shindigBoisterous social gathering
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
do · knees-up · session · social · function · mixer · affair · reception · pub-crawl · bender
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · blotto · sozzled · legless · pickled · tanked · smashed
booze-upAA meeting
Addiction recovery gathering
tea party · prayer meeting · meditation retreat · coffee morning · church service
booze-upformal reception
Ceremonial social gathering
state dinner · garden party · afternoon tea · charity gala · awards ceremony
booze-upsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · dry spell · detox