lushed (up)

verb

past tense of lush (up), slang
as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lushed (up)
  1. drank
  2. boozed
Verb
  • Kenzo leaned back so that his bobbing Adam’s apple was visible, and drank it down in one gulp.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sports bars and restaurants overflowed with customers who drank beer taps dry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of boozed
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“Lushed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushed%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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