boozy
pronunciation
How to pronounce boozy in British English:
UK [bu:zi]
How to pronounce boozy in American English:
US [buːzi]
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- Adjective:
- given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Word Origin
- boozy (adj.)
- "inebriated," 1719, from booze + -y (2). It was one of Benjamin Franklin's 225 synonyms for "drunk" published in 1722. Related: Boozily; booziness.
Example
- 1. She walked in with a big boozy grin on her face .
- 2. Comatose teenagers line every gutter in the boozy britain of popular imagination .
- 3. With their boozy client dinners , big bonuses and foul-mouthed traders , interdealer brokers are stalwarts of a financial order that is in retreat .
- 4. Long boozy nights around the fire !
- 5. My boyfriend and I got together at the end of a boozy new year 's eve party three years ago .