as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
I know I said that I liked the party, but you have to remember: I was boozy at the time
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Recent Examples of boozy
This means that while there will be indoor seating, Smash patrons can order boozy milkshakes or cocktails on tap, then take them for a picnic a few feet outside the doors.
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Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Also on the menu are specialty french fries, hearty appetizers and boozy milkshakes.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
After the boozy beverages of winter, spring requires a lighter approach.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
But where a female-friendship show like Tuca & Bertie falls into the trap of presenting relatability at the expense of creativity, YOLO introduces a dynamic that is depraved, boozy, druggy, shaggy, and totally amoral.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Seeking it would suggest a preference for the boozy aroma and flavor… perhaps akin to their human relatives.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Despite the two layers of crème de cassis, this doesn’t taste overly boozy.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
This boozy dessert is guaranteed to deliver a spirited holiday.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Also on the menu are specialty french fries, hearty appetizers and boozy milkshakes.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
After the boozy beverages of winter, spring requires a lighter approach.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
But where a female-friendship show like Tuca & Bertie falls into the trap of presenting relatability at the expense of creativity, YOLO introduces a dynamic that is depraved, boozy, druggy, shaggy, and totally amoral.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Seeking it would suggest a preference for the boozy aroma and flavor… perhaps akin to their human relatives.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Despite the two layers of crème de cassis, this doesn’t taste overly boozy.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
This boozy dessert is guaranteed to deliver a spirited holiday.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boozy
Adjective
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Never before has every half-drunk joke, every stumble of language, been so on the record; never before has the moral climate been so skittish — so quick to litigate tone, ignore intent and presume motive.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The next summer, he was removed from a flight at LAX before takeoff while drunk and vomiting, having been seen earlier slamming beer and whiskey in the Delta Airlines lounge.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meis moves from the Baroque virtuosity of Rubens’s study of a drunken mythological figure, through the jagged modernist puzzle of Marc’s allegorical animals, to Mitchell’s painterly abstractions and their flickering landscape allusions.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Take Jackie, who comes into the ER after a drunken accident.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Being from the Cape Fear coast of North Carolina, nothing epitomizes comfort food to me more than fried fish.—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lineup includes steaks, shrimp, fried chicken, soups, breakfast dishes, salads and more.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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