Sober-curious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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