as in drinks
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush
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drinks
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Emily can pull together a cooking class with an Italian Duchess or a dinner at the resplendent Villa la Tasca, even, possibly, drinks with Count Guiseppe Tasca himself.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Find skate rentals, snacks, and drinks at the warming house.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Lushes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushes%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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