as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night
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as in to wet
to make wet
a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good
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as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well
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Recent Examples of souse
Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Taste traditional home cooking If fish is for Friday, the traditional Bajan dish of pudding and souse is the staple of Saturday.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The meat in souse is first tenderized through boiling and then marinated in lime, cucumbers, peppers and seasonings to pickled perfection.
—Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Similarly, the Grenadian dish of saltfish souse, where flaked saltfish and crunchy peppers top fluffy baking powder biscuits, reminds us of the ubiquity of saltfish in the transatlantic slave trade.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024
While assembling these souse and bakes, the complex history of the Caribbean comes into full view, as does the resilience of Grenadians who have turned the foods of their oppression such as saltfish into profoundly beautiful, delicious dishes.
—Lelani Lewis, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024
The caterers served roti and jerk and pelau and souse.
—Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021
Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
And then there’s the soy sauce that gets soused over everything to improve bad food in a cheap restaurant.
—Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Noun
For another Grand Turk specialty, chicken souse served with journey (called johnnycake on other Caribbean islands), Been suggests the deli at the Graceway Grand Turk or the Spot at the JAGS McCartney Airport, which serves the dish on Saturdays.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Taste traditional home cooking If fish is for Friday, the traditional Bajan dish of pudding and souse is the staple of Saturday.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The meat in souse is first tenderized through boiling and then marinated in lime, cucumbers, peppers and seasonings to pickled perfection.
—Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Similarly, the Grenadian dish of saltfish souse, where flaked saltfish and crunchy peppers top fluffy baking powder biscuits, reminds us of the ubiquity of saltfish in the transatlantic slave trade.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024
While assembling these souse and bakes, the complex history of the Caribbean comes into full view, as does the resilience of Grenadians who have turned the foods of their oppression such as saltfish into profoundly beautiful, delicious dishes.
—Lelani Lewis, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024
The caterers served roti and jerk and pelau and souse.
—Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021
Verb
The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves.
—Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
And then there’s the soy sauce that gets soused over everything to improve bad food in a cheap restaurant.
—Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souse
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Leonard was an alcoholic whose drinking began in high school.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Pete’s brother, a former hockey player who misses his glory days, is an alcoholic who cares for the family’s large mink farm.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Several people wetted shirts in the river, then put them back on.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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To create the look, Vickers wets White’s hair, coats it with sea salt spray to add texture, and then finishes it off a diffuser and milk serum to help keep the shape.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The share of adults in the workforce dipped to 62.3% last month, the lowest since December 2022.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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But the always creative Rays could also dip their toes in the deep end and take a bigger swing at one of the most prominent names in the reliever market.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Verb
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The bedroom, for example, featured an inviting chambray blue quilt elegantly draped across the foot of the bed, while the palatial bathroom offered a modern shower as well as a soaking tub large enough for my 5’11 frame (a rare treat, as any tall girl can attest).—
Kinsey Giddick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Before washing your white clothes (in their own separate load, of course), soak them in a mixture of hot water and 1 cup of vinegar to allow the acid to brighten the fabrics.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Scolding your Valley co-star for being a sloppy drunk is like scolding your Gilded Age co-star for wearing wigs with weird little bangs.—
Michelle Cohn,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Social media influencer Emilie Kiser does not want the public to see what led Chandler police to recommend a criminal charge against her husband in the drowning death of their 3-year-old son, according to a new court filing.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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The tragedy comes after a German man, 54, also drowned on Tuesday at Cap de Sant Pere de Cambrils beach, near Llarga beach, bringing Catalan beaches’ fatalities to 16 since June 15, according to the BBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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No need to duck the head toward the high point of the door frame.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The woman immediately covered her face and turned away from the camera, while a stunned Byron ducked down and exited the frame.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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One imagines him, then, alone in his dressing room, drenched in sweat, sitting on a couch, maybe in his black underpants, with his little poot of a belly, fingers fluttering, utterly without recourse — the great Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, reduced to this.—
Erik Hedegaard,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Heavy downpours hit overnight, drenching Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana up to the Midwest.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
18 July 2025
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“Souse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souse. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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