Lush

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
   countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
3. Intoxicating liquor.
   countable, slang, uncountable
4. A person who enjoys talking about themselves.
   Hawaii, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Overaged and lecherous lushes at office parties profaning the text, music, and meaning of Christmas carols.”

“I took my flogging like⟳ a stone. If I had sung, some of the convicts would have⟳ given me some lush with a locust in it (laudanum hocussing), and when I was asleep would have⟳ given me a crack on the head that would have⟳ laid me straight.”

“If your care comes, in the liquor sink⟳ it, / Pass⟳ along the lush — I'm the boy can drink⟳ it.”

“Am I humble or am I a lush?”

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