booze cruise

"booze cruise" means a brief trip from britain to france or belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in bulk quantities without paying excise duty. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.

"booze cruise" is informal English meaning a brief trip from britain to france or belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in bulk quantities without paying excise duty. It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a brief trip from britain to france or belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in bulk quantities without paying excise duty" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "booze cruise" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.