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booze cruise

noun

Definitions

  1. A brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in…

    A brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in bulk quantities without paying excise duty.

  2. A recreational trip on a cruise ship or boat usually tailored to young people, with the…

    A recreational trip on a cruise ship or boat usually tailored to young people, with the expectation of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages.

    • “Goddamnit, Petey, you know I hate booze cruises at the best of times. A bunch of drunken assholes that make a piss-up at home look like a Tupperware Party.”
    • They told us the corporation had taken their top salesmen to the Bahamas on a luxury liner booze cruise. Actually it had been a themed booze cruise, under the banner “The Best Damn Mortgage Company. Period.”

  3. to drive under the influence of alcohol

    • As I booze cruised home from the function, I gazed gleefully at the beautiful rising sun.

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