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Booze vs Sprit - What's the difference?

booze | sprit |

As nouns the difference between booze and sprit

is that booze is (slang) any alcoholic beverage while sprit is (lb) petrol, gas (gasoline).

As a verb booze

is (slang) to drink alcohol.

booze

English

(wikipedia booze)

Noun

(-)
  • (slang) Any alcoholic beverage.

    • Synonyms

    * grog; see also

    Derived terms

    * booze bus * booze can * booze cruise * boozehound * boozer

    See also

    * piss * plonk

    Verb

    (booz)
  • (slang) To drink alcohol.
    • We were out all night boozing until we dragged ourselves home hung over.
  • * Hugh Reginald Haweis
    • This is better than boozing in public houses.

    sprit

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) spr?ot

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  • A shoot; a sprout.
    • (Mortimer)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

    • Etymology 2

    Akin to (etyl) spritzen.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

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