sozzle

verb

soz·​zle

ˈsäzəl

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

1

: to wash by splashing : splash, souse

2

: to make drunk : intoxicate

we will sit here and sozzle ourselves into a nice coma

—Noel Coward

intransitive verb

: loll, lounge

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier sossle, probably frequentative of soss

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