lushes

Noun

lush (countable and uncountable, plural lushes)

1. (derogatory, slang) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
   • Overaged and lecherous lushes at office parties profaning the text, music, and meaning of Christmas carols.1973 December 8, A. Nolder Gay, “Coping With Christmas”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 3

   Synonyms:

   souse, suck-pint, alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist

2. (slang) Intoxicating liquor.
   • 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.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

   Synonyms:

   adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation

3. (Hawaii, slang, Pidgin) A person who enjoys talking about themselves.
   • Am I humble or am I a lush?

   Synonyms:

   egotist, narcissist

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