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booze-up

[ booz-uhp ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a drinking spree.


booze-up

noun

  1. slang.
    a drinking spree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of booze-up1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

After the briefest of mentions right at the beginning, 'Our Lady’ makes way for the true purpose of the carol: a Tudor booze-up.

But investors will not fund a booze-up; if a course fails to add value, students will be unable to raise enough cash to enroll.

Festivities begin with a 7 p.m. red carpet and end with a midnight booze-up.

The local mayor insisted that he join him for a booze-up and a public execution.

At the aftershow booze-up we chat to a local who can balance a spoon upright on her tongue.

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