boozehound

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boozehound

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From booze + hound.

noun boozehounds

  1. informal alcoholic, drunkard A 47-year-old, nondescript boozehound who once programmed computers for the French government, Houellebecq is an unlikely choice as either a literary lion or sacrificial lamb.

    Similar: drunkard

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noun alcoholic

Españolbeberrón, borrachín, beodo, esponja
DeutschSchnapsdrossel
Românăbețiv, bețivan, drojdier

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"boozehound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boozehound. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{boozehound_2026,
  title = {boozehound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boozehound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}