Phrase guide

booze cruise

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, US

Examples

  • 1998 November, Queen City Chronicle: Wedding Belles, Cincinnati Magazine, page 13, I was still a little tipsy, see, because Tony proposed to me on a booze cruise. You know a booze cruise? That′s where they take a fishing boat and wash all the fish guts off of it at night and turn it into a party boat.

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verb

Meaning 3

to drive under the influence of alcohol

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, humorous

Examples

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

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