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booze cruise, n. colloq.
Brit. |ˈbuːz ˌkruːz|, U.S. |ˈbuz ˈkruz|
[‹ booze n. + cruise n.]
1. A boat trip on which the passengers drink a considerable amount of alcohol, often as part of a dinner-dance or similar event; spec. (U.S. Hist.), (during the Prohibition era) a cruise on which passengers were taken just far enough from the shoreline to be outside U.S. jurisdiction, so that they could buy and consume alcohol legally.
[1933N.Y. Times 3 Sept. vi. 6/4 The whoopee era is over, and the whoopee cruise—a phrase which did considerable harm to the companies—has faded out of the common consciousness.] 1979Washington Post 4 Nov. a1 Our little excursion boat is under way on the ‘booze cruise’, a late afternoon ride during the cocktail hour. 1983Meetings & Conventions (Nexis) July s34 With the advent of prohibition, an entirely new type of voyage appeared. The ‘Booze Cruise’—a three-day, three-night voyage just beyond the three mile limit—was a floating frolic that cost only $50 (bar bill not included). 1993Maclean's 9 Nov. 46/1 She had been on a student boat cruise or a ‘booze cruise’, and was then taken to a house party, where she drank more liquor. 2000Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 28 Dec. Passengers enjoying a festive booze cruise were taken to hospital yesterday after their boat struck a giant cargo ship.
2. Brit. A brief excursion (esp. a day trip) by ferry from Britain to France, the aim of which is to bring back cheap or tax-free (or formerly duty-free) alcohol, sometimes for illegal resale.
1994Today 28 May 2 (headline) Booze cruise smugglers jailed. 1996Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 9/1 ‘This was not a pre-Christmas booze cruise,’ he said. ‘If it had been, the coach would have been awash with the stuff.’ 2002People (Electronic ed.) 6 Jan. And if you want to take your car across on a booze cruise to stock up on drink after those New Year celebrations, you can go at the rock bottom price of just {pstlg}19. |