Drinking alcohol, especially in large quantities or regularly; having a casual, often social drinking session.
From Dutch 'buizen' meaning to drink excessively, entered English around the 1600s during Dutch-English maritime contact and trade.
The word 'booze' came from Dutch sailors, which makes sense—ships were floating communities where alcohol was safer than water, and sailors from different nations spread their drinking vocabulary around the world along with trade routes.
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