Booze
/buːz/noun
Alcoholic drink, especially in an informal or excessive sense.
Did you know?The word is probably a later form of dialectal English *bouse* “to drink deeply,” and its exact origin is uncertain, which makes it a classic case of slang evolving faster than records can catch it.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
bousen / bouse
“to drink deeply; guzzle”
16th Century
English
bouse
“a deep drink, a carouse”
17th Century
English
boose
“a drinking bout; liquor (slang)”
19th Century
English
booze
“alcoholic liquor; to drink heavily”
Modern English
English
booze
“alcoholic drink, especially in informal use”