Sober-curious
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Habitually drinking alcohol, but interested in becoming teetotal or in drinking less alcohol.
"Nonalcoholic beer is having a renaissance. Booze-free cocktails are all the rage. But wine, that most rarefied of libations, has been a little slower to the sober-curious party."
Example
More examples"Nonalcoholic beer is having a renaissance. Booze-free cocktails are all the rage. But wine, that most rarefied of libations, has been a little slower to the sober-curious party."
Etymology
Probably modelled on earlier bi-curious.
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