boozing
Hitting the bottle
Boozing is drinking alcohol, usually to excess.
The word implies sustained or heavy consumption rather than a single drink: We spent the weekend boozing with old friends.
A boozer is someone who drinks heavily, or in British English, a pub.
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
plastered · wasted · sloshed · buzzed · smashed · tanked · blotto · legless
Licensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
beer · wine · spirits · liquor · whiskey · vodka · rum · gin
Addiction to drinking
- dependenceState of needing another
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
rehabilitation · detoxification · relapse · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · intervention · enabler
Boisterous drinking spree
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
- partyGathering for celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
toast · cheers · nightlife · rounds · bar hopping · stag night · hen party · after-party
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
hammered · plastered · wasted · sloshed · buzzed · smashed · tanked · blotto · legless · pickled
pub
Licensed drinking establishment
saloon · beer · wine · spirits · liquor · whiskey · vodka · rum · gin · tequila
alcoholism
Addiction to drinking
- dependenceState of needing another
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- cravingPowerful urge to have
withdrawal · rehabilitation · detoxification · relapse · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · intervention · enabler · codependency
carousing
Boisterous drinking spree
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
- partyGathering for celebration
celebration · toast · cheers · nightlife · rounds · bar hopping · stag night · hen party · after-party · kegger
- lad culturelad culture, pub crawl, stag do, stag party, boys night
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
boozingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
teetotaling · abstinence · sobriety · going dry · staying sober
boozingsoberness
Absence of intoxication
sobriety · clear-headedness · clear-headed · sober as a judge · lucidity
boozingmoderation
Avoidance of excess
self-restraint · temperance · abstemiousness · self-discipline · clean living
- boozing upDrinking heavily