Lush (Noun)
Meaning
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- His colleagues viewed him as a lush who consistently arrived late and hungover to work every Monday morning.
- She spent most of her twenties partying with a crowd of fellow lushes, eventually losing count of her liquor intake every weekend.
- As the nights went on, Tom's lush behavior started to take a toll on his marriage, causing tension with his wife.
- After years of being a happy-go-lucky lush, Steve finally sought help for his drinking problem after hitting rock bottom.
- His reputation as a lush preceded him, making it difficult for him to land decent job opportunities in the long run.