winebibbing means the habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol, especially wine. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Why “winebibbing” is a great word
WINEBIBBING — [Noun] The habitual and excessive consumption of wine, implying a dissolute manner of life. From wine (the alcoholic beverage) + bibbing (the act of drinking, from 'bibber', meaning a heavy drinker). First recorded in the 1530s as a loan-translation of German 'Weinsäufer' (from 'Wein' 'wine' + 'Säufer' 'drinker, bibber'). Unlike "tippling," which suggests a genteel, social indulgence, or "temperance," its deliberate renunciation, winebibbing carries the moral weight of a sustained and solitary vice. It is the sour reek of an empty tavern at dawn, the perpetual stain on the cuff, and the slow, deliberate tilting of the bottle until only dregs remain—a private rebellion whose only conquered territory is the self.
Etymology
From wine + bibbing.
noun
- The habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol, especially wine.