lushing (up)

present participle of lush (up), slang
as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush

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  • With that goal in mind, Dijkstra has constructed a scheme to ensure that King Radovid stops drinking and sulking over Jaskier and embraces his role as one of the few remaining leaders who can oppose Emhyr’s army.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • If your cat is not drinking enough, try to make water more enticing by adding a drop of tuna juice for flavor.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Lushing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushing%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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