as in drinks
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush
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drinks
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That just reminded me of who else comes over and drinks with me.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026 -
But beyond water and alcohol, Finland absolutely has non-alcoholic sauna drinks too, a lot of saunaing is obviously done without a drop of alcohol.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Lushes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushes%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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