lushes
noun
1.
drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
2.
intoxicating liquor.
verb (used without object)
3.
to drink liquor.
verb (used with object)
4.
to drink (liquor).
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lush1 (lʌʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of vegetation) abounding in lavish growth |
| 2. | (esp of fruits) succulent and fleshy |
| 3. | luxurious, elaborate, or opulent |
| [C15: probably from Old French lasche lax, lazy, from Latin laxus loose; perhaps related to Old English lǣc, Old Norse lakr weak, German lasch loose] | |
| 'lushly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'lushness1 | |
| —n | |
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| lush2 (lʌʃ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a heavy drinker, esp an alcoholic |
| 2. | alcoholic drink |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) to drink (alcohol) to excess |
| [C19: origin unknown] | |
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Word Origin & History
lush
1440, "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from O.Fr. lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from L.L. laxicare "become shaky," related to L. laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested 1610; erroneously applied to colors since 1744.
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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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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