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Soused vs Boused - What's the difference?

soused | boused |

As verbs the difference between soused and boused

is that soused is past tense of souse while boused is past tense of bouse.

As an adjective soused

is inebriated, drunk.

soused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (souse)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) inebriated, drunk.

    • Synonyms

    * (drunk)

    Anagrams

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    boused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bouse)

    • bouse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    * bowse

    Verb

    (bous)
  • (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink
  • (obsolete) a carouse; a booze
  • * Carlyle
    • A good bouse of liquor.

    Verb

    (bous)
  • (obsolete) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
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