booze
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
boozIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbuz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
colloquialuncountable
An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
colloquialuncountable
Any alcoholic beverage.
colloquialuncountablesometimes specifically
Any hard liquor.
verb
slangintransitive
Consume alcohol
slangintransitive
To drink alcohol.
slangtransitive
To drink (an alcoholic beverage).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Used this way, booze is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.
A beverage of alcoholic content that has been distilled rather than fermented.
Synonym of liquor, an alcoholic beverage, particularly a distilled beverage with a high alcohol content.
Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof,….
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Synonyms
Sense: alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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