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lushed

[luhsh] Origin

lush

2[luhsh] Slang.
noun
1.
drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
2.
intoxicating liquor.
verb (used without object)
3.
to drink liquor.

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Lushed is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
verb (used with object)
4.
to drink (liquor).

Origin:
1780–90; perhaps facetious application of lush1
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Word Origin & History

lush
1890, "drunkard," from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).
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Slang Dictionary

lush definition


  1. n.
    liquor. : Who's bringing the lush to the party?
  2. in.
    and lush up. to drink alcohol to excess. : We sat lushing up for an hour waiting for the plane. , I just want to get my feet up and lush for a while.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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