English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
enPR|bo�oz, IPA|/bu�z/, SAMPA|/bu:z/
:Homophones: boos
:rhymes|u�z
Etymology
ME. bousen (verb) and bouse (noun), and connected with Dutch buizen and German bousen#German|bousen. (Reference: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, ISBN 0304935700.)
A derivation from U.S. distiller E. C. Booz is false; the term in various forms long pre-dates his entry into the manufacture of booze.
Noun
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- slang Any alcoholic beverage.
Synonyms
grog
Derived terms
booze bus
booze cruise
boozer
Translations
trans-top|any alcoholic beverage
Estonian: naps, kärakas, märjuke
German: Schnaps m
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Romanian: pileal�
Russian: в�пивка (výpivka) f, б��ло (bu�ló) n slang
Spanish: chupe (mexico); copa/trago (all slangs)
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See also
piss
plonk
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