souse
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
1. To soak or steep.
2. To pickle, cook in a marinade, etc.
3. To make intoxicated.
noun
1. Something or someone soaked.
2. The liquid used in soaking.
3. Food steeped in pickle; also such liquid.
4. A drunkard.
5. A period of heavy drinking.
💬 Usage Examples
“The one named to be King was soused and drenched with laundry-water by his fellows until he could contrive to make one of his persecutors laugh.” Kyril Bonfiglioli; All the Tea in China; Secker & Warburg; 1978. “W.C.
Fields wasn’t always a drunk. ... Only later when he became a comedian did Fields also become a souse.” Mark Jacob; 10 Things You Might Not Know About: Drunkenness; Chicago Tribune; Oct 5, 2008.