booze vs John Barleycorn

booze and John Barleycorn both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
booze	Yes	No	Yes	No
John Barleycorn	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, booze and John Barleycorn are synonyms defined as:

booze and John Barleycorn: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other synonyms of booze include hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink.

booze (noun)	John Barleycorn (noun)
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

booze (verb)	John Barleycorn (verb)
consume alcohol