social drinking
Drinking with others
Social drinking is the consumption of alcohol in group settings, typically at moderate levels and as part of socializing rather than for intoxication.
The term distinguishes casual, controlled drinking—a beer at a barbecue, wine with dinner guests—from solitary drinking or problem drinking.
He considers himself just a social drinker, not someone with a habit.
The boundary between social drinking and heavier consumption is often self-defined and sometimes self-deceiving.
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- pub cultureSocial traditions around taverns
- beer gardenOutdoor drinking establishment
- wine barEstablishment serving vintages
conviviality · moderation · toasting · raising a glass · designated driver · etiquette · bonding · rounds · round of drinks · peer pressure · Oktoberfest · communal meals · catching up · cocktail parties · happy hour · celebration · wine tasting · drunkenness
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
- Drinking historyale, mead, tavern, alehouse, tankard
- substance usedrug use, alcohol use, substance abuse, drug abuse, recreational use
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI
- wine and drinkwine bottles, wine glasses, wine barrels, wine cellar, wine cellars
social drinkingalcoholism
Addiction to drinking
alcohol addiction · alcohol dependence · problem drinking · alcohol abuse · chronic alcoholism
social drinkingteetotalism
Total sobriety as principle
sobriety · abstinence · temperance · straight edge · dry