outdrinking
Besting at booze
Outdrinking means drinking more alcohol than someone else, typically in a competitive or comparative context: She outdrinks everyone at the office party.
The word implies holding one's liquor better or lasting longer than others.
It can suggest either prowess or recklessness depending on context.
Capacity for sustained effort
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
staying power · hardiness · pace · lasting · outlasting · marathon · session · all-nighter
One competing against incumbent
- contestOrganized competitive event
- rivalOne who competes against
- opponentOne who contends against
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
matchup · winner · loser · champion · defeated · bested · outlasted · rounds
Licensed drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- partyGathering for celebration
friends · rounds · camaraderie · banter · nightlife · gathering · celebration · toast
Influence from one's equals
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- challengeTest of ability
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
provocation · egging on · one-upmanship · machismo · bravado · showing off · initiation · hazing
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
blackout · hangover · regret · too much · wasted · obliterated · trashed · sloshed
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resilience · staying power · hardiness · pace · lasting · outlasting · marathon · session · all-nighter · legendary
challenger
One competing against incumbent
showdown · matchup · winner · loser · champion · defeated · bested · outlasted · rounds · shots
pub
Licensed drinking establishment
party · friends · rounds · camaraderie · banter · nightlife · gathering · celebration · toast · cheers
peer pressure
Influence from one's equals
taunting · provocation · egging on · one-upmanship · machismo · bravado · showing off · initiation · hazing · frat
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
recklessness · blackout · hangover · regret · too much · wasted · obliterated · trashed · sloshed · hammered
outdrinkingstaying sober
abstaining · nursing a drink · going dry · teetotaling · refraining
drink, drunk, drinking, drank, drinks, drinker, undrunk, undrinkable, outdrink