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souse
This term carries a strong sensory association with saturation and immersion. In culinary contexts, it describes a slow, preservative process of pickling, evoking a sense of tradition and preservation. When used to describe drenching a person, the word suggests a sudden, overwhelming volume of liquid, often with a connotation of mischief or accidental chaos.
In its intransitive form regarding alcohol, the word is relatively rare in modern speech and carries a colloquial, slightly dated tone. It implies a state of heavy, prolonged drinking rather than a single instance of intoxication. As a noun, it refers specifically to the resulting preserved food, functioning as a mass noun when referring to the dish in general.
Meanings
Examples
The chef decided to souse the pork in a spicy vinegar brine for two days.
I will souse these cucumbers in salt to keep them crisp.
A sudden wave came up and soused the passengers on the deck.
Stop it or I will souse you with this bucket of ice water.
He spent his entire weekend sousing away his paycheck at the local pub.
They used to souse in the taverns until the early hours of the morning.
The platter was filled with a traditional souse of pickled pig trotters.
The platter was filled with a traditional souse of pickled pig trotters.
I can not believe he is still sousing after all these years.