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A beat up tank - College slang. A bit high A bit lit - Slightly drunk. First noted around 1925. A bit on - British & US, since the 1800s A bit under A bit under the weather A brewer A couple of chapters into the novel A cup too much - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. A few too many A glass too much A date with John Barleycorn - Sir John Barleycorn is the personification of strong beer, malt liquor, or whisky made from barley. A drop on - A "drop" is a quantity of stimulant. A drop too much A guest in the attic - Cf. "Queer in the attic." A jag on A little cut over the head - Slightly intoxicated. A little gone A little in the suds A peg too low - Tipsy. Since 1880. Cf. "Pegged too low." A piece of bread and cheese in the attic - Cf. "Queer in the attic." A public mess A real bender A real party animal A sheet in the wind - Tipsy. See "Three sheets in the wind." A sheet in the wind's eye A sheet or two to the wind A slave to drink A soul - Drunk esp. on brandy. Pun on "soul" meaning "person" and French "sol" meaning "drunk." Aboard - From the concept of loading a ship. Cf. "Loaded." About blowed one's top About done - US, mid 1900s About drunk About full About gone - About dead (drunk). US, early 1900s About had it

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About half drunk About right - US, mid 1900s. About shot About to cave in About to go under About to pass out Absolutely done Above par - Mildly drunk. Since around 1870. Absent Absolutely shited Abuzz/A-buzz Aced Acting like a fool Acting silly Activated Adam's apple up - I.e., on one's back. Cf. "Topsy-turvy." Addled - From "addle," meaning putrid drinking water or rotten urine; thus, "rotten drunk." Alternately, from "addle-pated," meaning stupid. Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Admiral of the narrow seas - Refers to a drunk who throws up in his neighbor's lap. Nautical and tavern use, 1650s to 1800s. Admiral of the red Adrip - Sated. US use. Afflicted - Tipsy. Since the early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Afloat - From "Back teeth afloat." British & US, late 1800s to 1930s. AFU - All Fucked Up. Aglow - Cf. "Glowing." Ajumao - Puerto Rican slang Alcied Alcoholic Alcoholized - To "alcoholize" means to drink, esp. intemperately. US, 1900s. Alcoholled Alderman Lushington is concerned - Means that somebody is inebriated. "Alderman Lushington" is intoxicating beverages. Mr. Lushington was once a well-known London brewer. Cf. "A date with John Barleycorn." Australian. Alecy/Alecie - Pronounced ale-see. Intoxicated with ale. A cross between "ale" and "lunacy." As a noun, means the state of drunkenness. Old nonce preserved in dictionaries since the late 1500s. Alecied Aled up Ale-washed Alight Alkeyed/Alkied - From "alky" (alternate form "alki"), slang for "alcohol." US, 1900s.

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Alkied/Alkeyed-up - US, 1900s. Alky soaked - See "Alkeyed." All at sea - Bobbing up and down, perhaps throwing up. Alternately, may mean confused or in an uncertain situation. Nautical, 1900s. All buzzed up All fawked up - Really drunk; really intoxicated; really high; totally obliterated. Probably a partial disguise of "All fucked up." Northern Michigan college slang. All fucked up All geezed up All gone - Dead drunk. US, 1900s. All gowed up All het up - See "Het up." All in - Probably from this phrase-s sense of "exhausted." All in a heap All jacked up All keyhole All liquored up All lit up All mops and brooms - One theory of this phrase's origin is that it originated at annual fairs in certain districts in England, where servants were hired and much drinking was done. Women who sought employment as maids supposedly brought mops and brooms to indicate the type of work they would do. Also, cf. "Drunk as a besom." All one can hold - Cf. "Loaded." All organized All out - Entirely drunk. All pendejo - Stupid, so apparently means made stupid by liquor. All pink elephants All pissed up with nothing to show - Having spent all one-s earnings on liquor. Since circa 1910. All sails spread - Cf. "Three sheets in the wind." All schnozzled All schnozzled up All shot All shucked up All steamed All steamed up All there All wet Almost froze/frozen Almost intoxicated Altogether drunk - Cf. "Angel-altogether." Altogetherly - From "Altogether drunk." British society use since the 1800s. Altogethery - British, from circa 1912; now obsolete.

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Ambushed Amiably incandescent Amidst one;s cups - See "In one;s cups." Among the Philistines - See "Been among the Philistines." Among the pots Amuck Anchored in Sot's Bay - Nautical slang, 1900s.

Anesthetized - Cf. "Feeling no pain." Angel-altogether - "Angels altogether" are habitual drunkards. Annihilated - Extremely drunk. Often used by the comedy team Cheech and Chong. Antifreezed - "Antifreeze" is slang for booze. Antiseptic - Possibly because alcohol (rubbing alcohol, not the drinking kind) is sometimes used as an antiseptic. A.O.B. - Abbreviation for "alcohol on breath." Police terminology indicating that a suspect has been imbibing. Ape Ape drunk Aped - US. Cf. "Wine of ape." Apple palsy - Extremely intoxicated. Means drunk on apple jack, or liquor made from apple cider. US, late 1800s - early 1900s. Arf an' arf - "Half and half," slightly drunk. Also, "arf an' arf" is ale mixed with porter. Cockney, since the early 1800s. Arfarfanarf - "Half, half and half," very drunk. Means one has had too much "arf an' arf." Cockney, late 1800s - early 1900s. Arfarfanark - Variation of the above. Arm-bending - Cf. "Bent one's elbow." Aroused Arseholed - See following term. Arseholes/Arse-holes - Extremely drunk. From "Pissed as arseholes." Since the 1400s. A-showin' it As drunk as they make 'em - Utterly drunk. Since the mid 1800s. As full as a goog - "Goog" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie," meaning an egg.

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As good conditioned as a puppy - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. As wise as Solomon Ashed - From the sputtering, stammering speech of a drunkard: "Ash-ash-ash-" Ashed as a rat - Elaboration of the above. Cf. "Drunk as a rat." Asotus Ass backwards - Confused. From the phrase's sense of "in a confused manner." Ass on backwards Ass over tit A-tappin' the bottle At a booze fest At ease At one's cups - Cf. "In one's cups." At one's ease At peace with the floor At rest - British euphemism from the 1800s. At rights Ate the dog - Cf. "Killed the dog." Awash - Full of liquid, drowning in booze. Possibly a shortening of "Decks awash" (cf.). 1900s. Awry Awry-eyed - Cockeyed drunk. US, early 1900s. Cf. "Hoary-eyed."

Babalas - Tipsy. From Ndebele "babarasi," meaning drunk or suffering a hangover. Used by the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Bacchanalian - From Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. "Bacchanals" is a drunken carouse. Bacchi plenus - Full of Bacchus (Latin). Cf. "Drunk as Bacchus." British & US, since the 1800s. Bacchus-bulged Bacchus-butted Back-assward - Cf. "Ass backwards." Back-handed - To "back hand" means to drink more than one's share. Also, a "back-hand" is an extra drink. Back home Back teeth afloat - Indicates that one has a strong urge to urinate, as if the level of liquid in one's body has reached the teeth. The original meaning is that one is intoxicated; the fact that drinking beer in quantity gives one the urge to relieve oneself often gave rise to its second meaning. Back teeth well afloat Backed - "Dead" drunk. Because one has been placed on one's back. Backed up - Possibly related to "backed" for "dead," or originated as drug slang.

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Backwards Bagged - A "bag" is a pot of beer. To "put on the bag" means to drink. Or, this term may come from "bag" in the sense to "kill." US, 1900s. Baked - Possibly originated in drug culture. Alternately, may be from this word's sense of "exhausted" or "collapsed." Cf. "Fried." Since circa 1910. Ball-dozed - Befuddled by drink. Play on "Bull-dozed." Australian, since circa 1942. Balmy - Sleepy, or a little bit mad. A variation of "Barmy." US, since the mid 1800s. Bamboozled - Made a fool, in this case by drunkenness. From this word's meaning of "cheated" or "swindled." US, since the 1800s. Bang through the elephant Banged up on sauce Banged up to the eyes - Mid 1800s to early 1900s. Banging Banjaxed - Variation of "Banjanxed." Banjanxed - From Irish term for "broken," "ruined," "messed up" or "out of order." May be "banged (about)" plus "smashed." Baptized - Saturated with liquor. US nonce, mid 1900s. Cf. "Basted." Bar kissing Barfy - Probably means drunk and throwing up. Barley sick/Barleysick - "Barley broth" and "oil of barley" both mean strong beer. Barmy - "Barm" is the froth that rises to the top of fermented grains or fruit and yeast after the mixture has fermented. Today it more often means "crazy" or "air-headed." Or, it originally meant "crazy," meaning that it was probably inspired by the County Kent mental institution at Barming. Barrel fever Barreled - To "barrel" means to drink to excess. Barreled-up - US, 1900s. Barrelhouse - Probably a shortening of the next term. Barrelhouse drunk - Heavily intoxicated, almost blotto. A barrelhouse is a sleazy tavern. US, early 1900s. Bashed - Possibly from "bash" as in "party." Bashing - Drinking heavily. Bashing it Basted - In the sense of having liquid poured upon oneself. US, 1900s. Bats - Cf. "Batty." Batted - Given to debauchery. US, 1900s. Battered - Cf. "Basted"; suggests that one has been roughly handled. US, since the mid 1800s. Batty - From "bat," a drunken carouse. US,

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1900s. Beamfill't Beargered/Be-argered - Quarrelsomely drunk. British & US, since the 1870s. Bearing one's blushing honors thick upon one - Having the red face of a drunk. Appears in Shakespeare's Henry VIII. Cf. "Has one's flag out." Bearing the ensign - See "Flying the ensign." Beastly drunk - Exceedingly drunk. Circa 1600, Thomas Nashe described seven kinds of drunkards: "The ape-drunk, who leaps and sings; the lion-drunk, who is quarrelsome; the swine-drunk, who is sleepy and puking; the sheep-drunk, wise in his own conceit but unable to speak; the martin-drunk, who drinks himself sober again; the goat-drunk, who is lascivious; and the fox-drunk, who is crafty." Beating up against an ale-head wind - Tacking (changing direction) all over the place. An "ale-head wind" is a drunken sailor. Cf. "Making Virginia fence." Nautical, since the 1800s. Beautifully lit Been among the Philippines/Philippians Been among the Philistines - A "Philistine" is a drunkard. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been at a plowing match Been at an Indian feast - Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been at Geneva - "Geneva" or "Geneva print" is slang for gin. Been at the Scriveners and learned to make indentures - Refers to the staggering gait and difficulty in standing. Cf. "Making indentures with one's legs." Tavern term. Been barring too much Been before George - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been bit by a barn mouse - See "Bitten by a barn mouse." Been bitten by the tavern bitch - See "Tavern bitch has bitten one on the head." Been crooking the elbow - See "Bent one's elbow." Been driving the brewer's horse - See "Driving the brewer's horse." Been drowning the shamrock - See "Drowning the shamrock." Been elephants - Cf. "Seeing pink elephants," "Elephant's trunk." Been flying rather high Been having the eyes opened - See "Having the eyes opened." Been in a storm Been in southern California too long Been in the bibbing pot - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been in the cellar Been in the crown office - Here, "crown office" may refer to one's head. Cf. "In the upper story." Been in the sauce Been in the sun - Refers to the reddened appearance of a drunk. Cf. "Has the sun in one's eyes." Noted by Benjamin Franklin.

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Been in the sunshine - Since the early 1900s. Been lapping (in) the gutter - See "Lapping the gutter." Also, cf. "In the gutter." Been lifting the little finger Been looking through a glass - Mid 1800s to early 1900s. Been looking through rose-colored glasses Been making fun Been making Ms and Ts - Staggering. Cf. "Making Ms and Ws." Been on sentry - See "On sentry." Been standing too long in the sun Been talking to Jamie Moore Been there and back Been to a funeral - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been to/at Barbados - Barbados is whence rum comes. Been to Bungay Fair - Shortening of following term. Or, perhaps, the following is an elaboration of this. Been to Bungay Fair and broke both one's legs - An elaborate pun on "bung." Been to France - Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Been to Jehrico Been to Mexico - See "Gone to Mexico." Been to Olympus - Mount Olympus is home to the Greek and Roman gods, including Dionysus/Bacchus, god of wine. Been to the saltwater Been too free - Possibly a contraction of one of the following. Been too free with Sir John - Either Sir John Goa or Sir John Strawberry. Also, in Irish slang a "Johnnie" is a drink of whisky. Been too free with Sir John Barleycorn - See "A date with John Barleycorn." Been too free with Sir John Strawberry - Sir John Strawberry is a cousin of Sir John Barleycorn. Been too free with Sir Richard - Cf. "Sir Richard has taken off one's considering cap." Been too free with the creature - "The creature" is liquor. See "Cup-shot." Been too free with the strawberry Been trying Taylor's best Been with Sir John Goa Beer-muddled Beer-soaked Beered Beerified - US, 1900s. "Beeriness" is near-intoxication. Beerily Beering - To "beer" means to drink beer, or to get drunk. Beering up - Drinking a lot of beer, esp. drinking enough to get drunk. A "beer-up" is a drinking spree.

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Beery - Fuddled with beer. Since the mid 1800s. Befuddled - The Oxford English Dictionary traces this word as far back as the 1500s. Beginning to fly Beginning to get a glow on - Cf. "Glowing." Beginning to stagger Behind juice Behind the cork - Patterned on the phrase "Behind the 8-ball." US, 1900s. Behind the scenes - Dead drunk. Belligerent - College slang. Belly up - Dead drunk. From cowboy slang for "dead." Below the mahogany - The "mahogany" is the wood of which the bar is made. Cf. "Under the table." Belted - From "belt," a drink of liquor, esp. one that is consumed quickly. To "belt" is to drink, esp. vigorously and often. "Belt" is obsolete slang for "swallow." Also, a "belt" is the euphoria following consumption of alcohol. Belting the grape - Imbibing heavily, getting a buzz. Normally applied to wine, but can be used for any alcoholic beverage. US, mid 1900s. Bemused - In the stupid stage of drunkenness. From the word's meaning of "confused." 1700s to 1800s. Bemused with/in beer Bending one's/the elbow - "See Bent one's elbow." Bending over Bending the elbow too much - Drinking to excess. Since circa 1905. Ben-/Bene-bowsie - Drunk, esp. with good wine. "Bene bowse" is good liquor. The cant term "benbouse" refers to beer. Bent - College slang. A "bend" or "bender" is a drinking spree. To "bend" means to drink hard. Bent one-s/an elbow - Has been imbibing. To "bend one's elbow" means to partake of liquor, usually whisky, esp. heavily. "Elbow bending" means

drinking alcohol, and an "elsouse. Bent and broken Bent like shrimp Bent out of shape - Very drunk, stoned. Benused - Possibly a varsuggestingBesoppBesot Besotted Besotten Bet one-s kettle Better if one-sBetty booped Bevied/Bevvied - From "bevie" or "bevvy," slang

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for "beverage," used esp. for beer. To "bevie" or "bevvy up" means to drink alcohol, esp. beeBewildered Bewitched - Primarily US, has been around since the early 1700s. Bewottled Beyond salvage Beyond the fringe Bezzled - To "bezzle" is to drink greedily in British dialect. Since the early 1600s. Biargered - Modern version of "

r. British & US army use since the late 1800s.

Beargered." Bibacious - "Bibacity" is a craving for alcohol. Early 1600s. Bibamus papaliter - See "Drunk as a pope." Bibulous - Mid 1800s. Biffed - Possibly related to "biff," to kill or hit; or a variation of "Biffy." Biffy - Variant of "Buffy," or a combination of "bosky" with "tipsy" or "squiffy." British & US, 1900s. Biggy - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Biled - Regional variation of "Boiled." Biled as an owl Billygoat - Term popular with a small British army unit in Hong Kong. Cf. "Stiff as a goat," "Drunk as forty billygoats." Binged - Having been on a drinking binge. "Binge" may come from "bingo," slang for liquor, esp. brandy; it comes from "b" for "brandy" plus "stingo," British slang for strong booze. This term means "eccentric" as well. Bingoe/Bingoed/Bingo'd - Having drunk too much "bingo." British & US society and underground, early 1900s. Bipped out - Jersey City slang. Bit Bit by a barn weasel - Tavern term, 1670-1700. Bit by a fox Bit on - Tipsy. Bit one's grannam - Heavily inebriated. Tavern term. "Grannam" is slang for corn. Since circa 1650. Bit one's name in - See "Biting one's name in." Bit teed - This and the rest of the "bit" terms mean slightly drunk. Bit teed up Bit tiddley Bit tipsy Bit wobbly Bitch-fou - See "Fou." Biting in/into the brute - Getting drunk. Biting the brute Biting one's grannam - Very drunk. See "Bit one's grannam." Mid 1600s to 1700s. Biting one's name in - Drinking heavily or greedily.

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Biting them off - To "bite one off" means to have a drink of strong liquor. Bitten by a barn mouse - Tipsy. Possibly an allusion to barley. Black jacked - Probably from "black jack," a jug made of jacked leather. Blacked out - Unconscious. Bladdered - Scottish slang Blah - Blind drunk. Since circa 1930. Blammed Blank - Shortening of "Blanked." British army slang. Blanked/Blank-ed - Tipsy. Derived from French "vin blanc," white wine. British & US slang during both World Wars. Blas - Satiated with (drunken) pleasure. Blasted - Very drunk. From drug slang. US, 1900s. Blazing drunk Blazing fou Bleary Bleary-eyed - US, 1900s. Blew out - Very drunk. College slang. Blewed - Variant of "Blued." Blighted Blimped - Gorged and swollen. US, since the mid 1900s. Blind - Very drunk. A "blind" is a very drunken spree. Cf. "Blinded." Since the early 1600s. Blind as a bat Blind as a beetle Blind as a boiled/biled owl Blind as a mole Blind as an owl Blind as Chloe - Utterly drunk. See "Drunk as Chloe." 1780 to 1860. Blind chance Blind drunk - Deeply intoxicated. US and British, since the late 1700s. Blind-fou - Scottish. See "Fou." Blind, staggering drunk Blind staggers - Blotto. From term for extreme intoxication. Australian. Blind to the world - Possibly a variation on "Dead to the world." Blinded - Very drunk. From the fact that homemade brews occasionally cause blindness. Also, a "blind" or "blinder" is a drunken spree. US, 1900s. Blinders - Extremely drunken. British (esp. Oxford University), since circa 1930. Blindo/Blind-O - A "blindo" is a drunken spree. British (esp. army) & US, since the 1800s and still in use at least as late as the 1920s. Blindo-blotto Blinking drunk - "Blinking" is a British euphemism for "bloody" (see "Bloody drunk"). British army use. Blinky - A "bit of blink" is a drink. Cf. "Scotch mist," "Brahms & Liszt,"

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etc. Blissed Blissed out - In a state of exhilaration or blissful ecstasy Blistered - Tipsy. Australian, since circa 1910. Blithered - Tipsy. Australian, since the early 1900s. Blithero-blotto Blitzed - College student use. Possibly a variation of "Bombed"; suggests the devastation of the German blitzes during World War II. US, since the mid 1900s. Blitzed out Blitzkrieged Bloated - Overfilled with drink. Also, a "bloat" or "bloater" is a drunkard. Blobbing Block and block - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Block and fall - Irritably drunk. Anglo-Irish, 1900s. Blocked - Because intoxication "blocks out" everything. To "block out" means to get stoned. May have originated as drug slang. British & US, mid 1900s. Blonked - Variation of "Blanked." Bloody drunk - In Great Britain, "bloody" is roughly equivalent to "damn" or "damned" in the US when used as an intensive. It is believed to be a corruption of "by our lady." Blooey/Bluey Blootered - Scottish slang Blotted - Cf. Following. Blotto - Dead drunk. A "blotter" is a drunkard. From the absorbency of blotting paper; possibly influenced by "Motto." Or, because drunkenness tends to "blot" out one's memory. British & US, since circa 1912. Blottoed Blowed - A "blow" is a drunken spree. Blowed-away - US, since the mid 1900s. Blowing - Drinking intemperately. Blowing beer bubbles Blown - From the term for an exhausted horse. Blown away - Deeply intoxicated. Possibly originated as a drug term. Blown out - Possibly derived from drug slang. Also, a "blow out" is a drinking spree or wild party. "Blow one" is slang for "Give me a beer." Blown over Blown up - From the feeling of pressure in one's head. Cf. "Got on one's little hat." US, since the mid 1800s. Blowsed up - Possibly from drug slang. Blowzy Blue - From the "blue devils," or delirium tremens; or from post-alcoholic depression. Alternately, a "blue" is a drunken binge or a riotous night. Since the early 1800s. Blue around the gills

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Blue-eyed - US, mid 1800s. Blued - May have influenced "Screwed" and "Slewed." To "drink 'til all looks blue" is to get thoroughly drunk. British & US, since the 1800s. Blunk - Half drunk; stuporous. "Blind" plus "Drunk." Blurred and fogged with moonshine Bob & Dick - Shortening of the following. Bob, Harry & Dick - Sick, esp. after drinking. Boggled Boggy - Drugged or muddled. Ozark dialect. Boiled - Tipsy. One source says it originated among Australian oil prospectors. Cf. "Baked," "Fried," etc. Since the late 1800s. Boiled as an owl - Cf. "Drunk as a boiled owl." British & US, since the late 1800s. Boiled as owls Boiled to the gills Boiling drunk - Heavily intoxicated. Patterned after "boiling mad." US, 1900s. Bokoo soused - Very drunk. "Bokoo" is a corruption of French "beaucoup," meaning "much" or "a great deal." Bollixed/Bolloxed - Derived from "bollixed up," meaning messed up, which comes from British slang "bollixed up Rawson." Also, to "bollix" means to bungle. Bombarded Bombed - Extremely drunk. "Bombo" or "bumbo" is a type of punch. US, 1900s. Bombed as Dresden - Ghoulish elaboration of "Bombed," as are the following. Bombed as Hiroshima Bombed as London Bombed as Nagasaki Bombed out - Very intoxicated. Possibly from drug slang. Bombed out of one's kugs Bombed out of one's mind Bombed out of one's skull Boned - Tipsy. Possibly from "boned" as in "hit on the head." Cf. "Ossified." British society use, since the early 1900s. Bongo - US, since the mid 1900s. Bongoed/Bongo'd - US, since the mid 1900s. Bongy - Possibly from a misprint of "Bousy." Bonkers - Slightly intoxicated, light-headed. British military, early 1900s. Booed and hissed - Rhyming slang for "Pissed." Boosed - Cf. the following. Boosy - From "boose," an old variation of "booze." Cf. "Boozy." Booze blind

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Boozed - To "booze" is to drink liquor, esp. whisky, usu. heavily. A "booze is a drinking spree." The etymology of "booze" is uncertain; one theory is that it comes from Old Dutch "buyzen" via Old English "bouse." The literal meaning of these two words is "to drink deeply." Another assumption is that it is a corruption of a German root for "to drink." Still another hypothesis is that it comes from the name of Edmund G. Booz a Philadelphia importer and dealer of spirits who sold his goods in a distinctive bottle that resembled a two-story log cabin. These bottles came to be known as Booz bottles. This last theory is doubtful, as "booze" or some variant thereof has been around as far back as the 1500s (see "Boozy"). Since the 1800s. Boozed as the gage - See "Gauged." Also, "gage" may refer to a chamber pot. Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Boozed the gage Boozed-up - To "booze up" means to drink a lot of liquor. A "booze-up" is a drinking spree. First recorded in Australia circa 1891. Boozified - From the British nonce "boozify," meaning to make drunk. Boozing Boozing it up - Drinking hard liquor, usu. to the point of intoxication. Boozing the/one's jib Boozing up the lone's jib - Drinking heavily. Boozing the/one's tip Boozing up one's jib-stay - Nautical. Boozington Boozy/Boozie/Boozey - Mildly drunk. Since the early 1500s. Boozy-woozy Borracho/Boracho - From "borracho," a skin - usu. of a goat - for holding wine, and by extension a drunkard. The wicked Borachio of Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing gets his name from this term. Originally Spanish. Bosco/Bosko absoluto - Dead drunk. Mock Latin. Boshy - "Bosky" pronounced as if one is intoxicated. British underworld. Bosky - Almost drunk, tipsy. Possibly from "bosk," a thicket, and thus alluding to the obscurity of thickly wooded country. Dates from circa 1730; still in British army slang in the 1920s. Both sheets in the wind - See "Three sheets in the wind." Nautical, 1900s. Bottle-ached - "Bottle-ache" is drunkenness or a hangover. British, since the 1800s. Bottled - Tipsy. The "bottle" is liquor or addiction to intoxicants. A "bottle baby" is a drunkard. British & US society use, 1900s. Bottled up Bottoms up Bought the black sun Bought the sack - From "sack," a generic term for white wines from Spain. 1720 to 1840. Bouncing it off - Drinking heartily. "Bouncing" means on a spree. 1650 to

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1750. Bousy/Bowsy/Bowzy - "Bouse" is a variation of "booze." 'Bout had it Bowing to the bottle - Imbibing intemperately. Bowzed/Bowsed/Bowz'd - Variant of "Boozed." A "bouse" or "bowse" is a drunken spree. Early 1700s. Bowzered - Early 1700s. Boxed - To "box (it) about" means to drink briskly. US, mid 1900s. Boxed out - Totally free and uninhibited. Possibly derived from drug slang. Boxed up - US, mid 1900s. Braced - Possibly from "bracer," a drink of alcohol; or a shortening of "Has spliced the main brace." To "brace up" means to take a drink. Brahms - Shortening of the following. Brahms & Liszt - Tipsy. Rhyming slang for "Pissed." Brain dead Brained Brandy faced - A "brandy face" is a drunkard. Refers to the redness of the face. Cf. "Glowing," "Has one's flag out." Brannigan Breaky leg - Refers to the weakness in one's legs, or to one of the hazards of staggering about drunk. "Breaky-leg" is any intoxicating beverage. Breath strong enough to carry coal with - British & US, since the late 1800s. Breezy - Refers to alcohol-laden breath, or bonhomie brought about by intoxication. US, mid 1800s. Brewed Brewed out - In college slang, a "brew out" is a beer bust. Brick in the hat Bridgy/Bridgey - Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Bright-eyed Bright in the eye - Tipsy. Refers to the sparkling expression in the eyes when one is slightly intoxicated. British, late 1800s. Broken Bromian - Drunk and riotously merry. From "Bromius," one of the many names of Dionysus/Bacchus, which comes from ancient Greek for "to roar." Bruised - US, since the mid 1800s. Bubbed - "Bub" is strong drink of any kind. To "bub" is to drink. Bubbled Bubbly - In British army slang, "bubbly" is rum. Bubby - Probably from "bub," beer or alcoholic drink; or "bubber," a drinking bowl or beer drinker. British, 1600s. Bucket is crackers Buckled

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Budgy/Budgey - "Budge" is liquor, and may be a corruption of "booze." British & US, late 1800s to early 1900s. Buffed - Tipsy. Buffy - Possibly a corruption of "Bevvy" or "Budgy." British & US, since circa 1859. Bug-eyed - Heavy-eyed from too much drink. Bugged Bugged up Bulged - To "go on a bulge" means to drink to excess. Bull-dozed - Very drunk. One source lists this as an Australian term that stems from "a dose of the bull," a beating with a rawhide strip. Another source states that it comes from the nautical practice of "bulling the cask," namely, pouring water into an empty rum cask to keep the wood moist. Because the water could leech out the rum in the wood, it would thus become quite intoxicating. Since circa 1935. Bullet proofed/Bulletproofed Bulletproof and invisible - Possibly because intoxication sometimes gives a feeling of invincibility. Bummed Bummed out - In a bad mood, depressed. From drug slang "bummer" for a bad trip. Bumpsy/Bumpsie - Slightly drunk, tipsy. Possibly related to "bumper," a full glass. Or, because a staggering drunk has a tendency to bump into things. British, early 1600s. Bun Bung - Tipsy. Of Scottish origin. British, early1700s. Bung-eyed - Cf. "Has bunged one's eye." Bungay Fair - See "Been to Bungay Fair and broken both one's legs." Bunged - Tipsy. A "bung" is a drunkard; this may come from the "bung" to stop up a barrel, or be a shortening of "Bungay fair." South African, since circa 1935. Bungfu - Shortening of the following. US, circa 1900. Bungfull/Bung-full - See "Bunged." Bungy/Bungey/Bungie - Widespread, 1700s to 1800s. Bunked - Somewhere between buzzed and drunk. College slang. Bunned - A "bun" is a state of intoxication, a "buzz." US, since circa 1919. Bunnied Buoyant - High, happy. Or, because one's teeth are floating (cf. "Back teeth afloat"). Buoyed Burdocked/Burdock'd - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Buried/Burried - US, early 1900s. Burned out - Tired and depressed after the effects of alcohol have worn out. A "burn out" is (or was) teen slang for one who abuses alcohol or drugs. May have originated as a drug term.

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Burned to the ground Burning with a low blue flame - From the fact that alcohol gives off a blue flame when burning. US, since the mid 1900s. Burns with a low flame - As drunk as possible. From the imagery of a fire about to go out. Burnt Burnt/Burned one's shoulder - To "burn one" means to draw a glass of beer. Burst - A "burst" is a drunken spree. Busted in - Can mean "hung over" as well. College slang. Busky/Buskey - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Busted - A "bust" is a drinking spree. A "busthead" is a drunkard, esp. a drifter or hobo. Butt - Extremely drunk. College slang in Massachusetts. Butt ugly Buttwasted Buzz Buzzed - Tipsy. US, since the mid 1900s. Buzzed up - Mildly intoxicated. A "buzz on" is mild drunkenness. US, since the mid 1900s. Buzzy/Buzzey - Since the early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin.

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Cached Cacko Cadbury - Drunk on just a small amount of alcohol. Taken from the company's famous "glass and a half" advertising for the amount of milk in their chocolate bars. Caged - A "cager" is a drunkard. US, 1900s. Cagrin'd Called the wharf cat Calling Earl/Ralph on the big white phone - Drunk and vomiting. Came home by the villages - Probably implies that one stopped at a few taverns in the "villages" on the way. Cancelled Candy - Irish, 1800s. Rarely heard outside of Ireland.

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Canned - Tipsy. Possibly means turned to liquid, or from the use of "can" to mean a drinking vessel. Also, "a can on" is drunkenness. Originally US, spread to Great Britain and South Africa; 1900s. Canned up - British army slang. Early 1900s, esp. the 1920s. Canned (up) to the crow's nest - The "crow's nest" is the lookout atop the mast of an old sailing ship. Hence, very drunk. Canon - Possibly from French "un canon," a glass of wine consumed at a wine shop; or from German "cannon," a drinking cup. Alternately, from "cannoned," as in "shot." British, late 1800s. Canonized - See above. Cannon - Variant of "Canon." British, late 1800s. Can't bite one's thumb Can't drive a nail Can't drive a Tonka truck - Derived form the fact that inebriation impairs one's ability to drive. Can't find one's ass with both/two hands Can't find the floor Can't hit the ground with one's hat Can't lie on the ground without holding on Can't say National Intelligencer - Euphemistic. Can't see - Either from "blind," or a shortening of the following term. Can't see a hole in a ladder - Heavily intoxicated. British & US, since the 1800s. Can't see through a ladder Can't sport a right light Can't sport a right line - Unable to walk straight. Oxford University slang, 1770 to 1800. Can't take it - Implies that one gets drunk easily. Can't walk a chalk - From the traditional test police officers use to determine if a DUI suspect is indeed intoxicated. The "chalk" is the straight line drawn for the suspect to follow. Can't wipe one's ass with a bedsheet Capable Capernoited - From Scottish slang for "muddleheaded." Also, a "caper" is a drinking spree, and "caper juice" is whisky. US, 1800s. Capernotie Capoonkle - Bahamian slang used esp. in Nassau. Cap-sick - British, 1600s to 1800s. Cf. "Crop'sick." Capped off Capsized - Because a capsized ship is one that has tipped over. Cargoed - Cf. "Loaded." Carousing - Drinking deeply or freely. Believed to be from German for "all out" or "completely out." In German, "garaustrinken" means "drink it all," and thus "garaus" is the equivalent of "bottoms up" or "chug-a-lug." Another theory is that it comes from Danish "rouse," a large glass for making toasts, and "carouse" meant to refill the glass. First appeared in

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the late 1500s. Carrying a full cargo Carrying a heavy load Carrying a load - See "Loaded." Early 1900s. Carrying a tight load Carrying ballast - Holding one's liquor well. Someone who has consumed a lot of liquor without getting too sloshed can "carry lots of ballast." Carrying something heavy - Refers to difficulty in moving. US, early 1900s. Carrying the dark dog on one's back - May refer to the "black dog," delirium tremens. Carrying too much sail Carrying two/three red lights - Based on the signal for a ship that is out

of control. British & US nautical, WWII. Cast - Very drunk. Anglo-Irish, early 1900s. Casting up one's accounts - Drunk and vomiting. Cat - Cf. "Whipcat." Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Catched/Catch'd Catoonkle - Variation of "Capoonkle." Catsood - Corruption of French "quatre sous" (four sous). Means drunk on four sous- worth of liquor (a sou is an archaic French coin). A "catsoos" is a drink of booze. British military, 1900s. Caught Caught a fox - Very drunk. 1600s to 1800s. Caught off one's

hobbyhorse Caught one - To "catch one" is to get drunk on beer. Caught the flavor - Since the late 1800s, now obsolete. Caught the Irish flu Caught up with one - As drunk as someone else who had a head start in drinking. Celebrating - Drinking intoxicants to excess. Perhaps because liquor is often available on festive occasions, and consumed in great quantities to celebrate happy special events.

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Certified drunk Chagrined/Chagrin'd Channels under - Nautical. Chap-fallen Charged Charged up - High. May have come from drug slang. Chasing the duck Chasing the kettle Chateaued - US high society slang. Usu. means drunk on wine. A pun on "shattered" and "chateau" (French for "house," a word seen on many wine labels). Cheerful Cheerfulish Cheerio - From the drinking toast. South African, 1900s. Cheerio-tipsy Cheery/Cheary Cheery-merry - Possibly a variant of "Cherry-merry." Chemically enhanced - Apparently a parody on "politically correct" lingo. Chemically imbalanced Cherry-merry - Tipsy. From "Chirping merry." Since the 1700s. Cherbimical - Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Chice/Chise - See "Shice." Chickery/Chickory - Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Chinad Chipper - Slightly drunk. Chippit Chippy - Unwell due to overindulgence in drink. Late 1800s. Chirping merry - Exhilarated with liquor. A "chirper" is a tankard. Chloroformed - Cf. "Anesthetized." Choc full - "Choc" is liquor. Pun on "chock full." Chock-a-block - Possibly from "chock," alcohol; or from nautical slang for "crammed full." Chocked Choked Chokka Chokker - Full to the brim. Chucked - Slightly intoxicated. Possibly from the spinning feeling - cf. "Dizzy," "Has the Aunty Ems." British, late 1800s. Chugged - To "chugalug" is to drink, esp. to guzzle. "Chugalug" is sometimes said in response to a toast. Chuko Cider drunk - Fuddled by hard cider. Clairmonted - Atlanta slang. Apparently after Clairmont Road, a major thoroughfare in Atlanta. Clear - Very drunk. Since the late 1600s. Clear out

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Clinched Clips the King's English - Unable to speak clearly due to intoxication. 1700s to 1800s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Clobbered - Because the general malaise makes one feel as if one has been beaten up. US, 1900s, esp. the 1950s. Coagulated Coarse Coasting - Euphoric, exhilarated. To "coast" is to experience the effects of a drug, including alcohol. Also, can mean drinking steadily in order to avoid the effects of withdrawal. Cock-a-hoop - Derived from the archaic phrase "to set cock on hoop," meaning to Eat, Drink and Be Merry. It is believed that the "cock" is the spigot on a barrel of ale, and to "set cock on hoop" means to remove the spigot so the ale can flow freely and be consumed with abandon - until everybody is "cock-a-hoop." Cock-a-whoop - In high spirits, elevated. Cf. the above. Cockadoodled - Used in the History Channel's presentation Founding Fathers. Cocked - Possibly came from the term for a pistol ready to fire. Widespread since the 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Cocked as a log Cocked to the gills Cockeyed/Cock-eyed - Originally designated one who had a squint or was cross-eyed, and may derive from the action of a cock tilting his head and rolling his eyes while strutting about. Since the early 1700s. Cockeyed drunk Cocking the elbow - See "Bent one's elbow." Cocking the little/wee finger - Suggests that one is a dipsomaniac but not quite a flat-out drunkard. Cogey/Cogy - From "cogue," a dram of spirits. Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Cognacked/Cognaced - Drunk on cognac. US, early 1900s. Coguy/Coguey - From Scots word for "cup." Nautical slang has the term "cogueing the nose," meaning having a good strong drink. Early 1800s. Cold - Unconscious, "out cold." Colored - Possibly a reference to the red color of a drunk's face. Colored one's/the meerschaum - Red-faced due to drinking. Mid 1800s. Comatose Comboozelated - Formed around the word "booze." US, mid 1900s. Comboozled Comfortable - Pleasantly intoxicated. "Comfort" or "a cup of comfort" is liquor. US, 1900s. Comin/Commin- Commin' on Coming from Liquorpond Street - Early 1800s to early 1900s. Commencin'

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Commencin' to feel it Commode hugging Commode-hugging drunk - Very drunk indeed; drunk and throwing up. Completely gone Completely out of it Completely squashed Concerned - British & US, since the late 1800s. Concerned in/with drink - Since the late 1600s. Concerned in/with liquor Conflummoxed - An intensive of "flummox." US, 1900s. Confoundedly cut Confused Conked out - Having fallen into a deep sleep quickly. Consumed a rancid oyster Contending with (the) Pharaoh - "Pharaoh" is strong malt liquor. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Coo-coo Cooked Coopered - Tipsy. A "cooper" is a barrel of beer. Late 1800s to early 1900s. Copasetic Copey Copped a buzz - Cf. "Buzzed." US, 1900s. Copped a crane Copped a reeler - To "cop a reeler" means to get drunk. British, 1920s to 1940s. Copped an elephant - See "Elephant's trunk." Copped the brewer Copped the brewery - To "cop the brewery" is to get drunk. British, since the mid 1800s. Copped the elephant - Tipsy. Early 1900s. Copper-nosed - From the color of the nose. A "copper-nose" is a drunkard. Cork high and bottle deep Corked - Very inebriated. US, since the late 1800s. Corked up - US, since the late 1800s. Corkscrewed - "Corkscrewing" refers to the staggering gait of a drunk. Corkscrewed up Corkscrewing - Reeling drunk. Corky - British, circa 1800. Cornblasted Cornblinded Corned - As in corned beef (cf. "Soused"), or corn whisky. Also, to "corn" means to be drunk. US, since the late 1700s.

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Cornered - Perhaps because one is in a drunken predicament, or from the corn in corn whisky. Cornhauled Corning - See "Corned." Corny - From "corn," corn whisky. Corny-faced - Red-faced from drinking. Late 1600s to early 1800s. Couldn't find one's ass with two hands Count Drunkula Country drunk Coxy-foxy Coxy-loxy Cracked - Possibly from this word's sense of "crazy." To "crack a bottle" is to drink booze. Since the early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Crackling Cramped - Since the early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Cranberry-eyed - From the reddening of the eyes. "Cranberry eye" is a symptom of drunkenness. Crank - A ship is said to be "crank" if it is liable to be overset. Cf. "Cronk." Nautical, 1700s. Cranked Cranky Crapped out Crapsick - See "Cropsick." Crapulent - Immoderate in drinking. Crapulous - Immoderate in drinking. Crashed - To "crash" in drug slang means to lose consciousness. US, since the mid 1900s. Crashed and burned Crazed Crazy Crazy drunk - "Crazy water" is liquor. Creamed - From "cream" as in to thoroughly beat an opposing team in sport. US, since the mid 1900s. Crispy - Valley Girl slang. Because one seems "burnt out." Can mean "hung over" as well. Croaked - As in "dead drunk." Crocked - A "crock" is a drunkard, from this word's sense of "bottle." US, 1900s. Crocko Crocus Cronk - From German "krank," sick. US, since the mid 1800s. Crooked - A "crook" is a drinking binge. Crooking the/one's elbow Crooking the/one's little finger Cropsick - Sick in the stomach from too much liquor. British, early 1600s.

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Cross-eyed - US, 1900s. Cf. "Cockeyed." Crosseyed drunk Cruising - High. Probably originated in drug slang. Crump - Possibly a shortening of "crump-footed." Crump-footed - From an old term meaning "club footed." Refers to the staggering gait of a souse. Early 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin Crumped Crumped out Crunk - Southeastern college slang. "Crazy" plus "Drunk" Crushed - College slang. Crying drunk - Not a stage of drunkenness, but the way some drinkers behave. A "crying jag" is a fit of uncontrollable weeping brought on by drunkenness. Since the 1800s. Crying jag Cuckoo Cuckooed Cued up Cunted - Scottish Cupshaken Cup'shot - A "cup of the creature" is a cup of good liquor, esp. Irish whisky. "Creature" may come from Latin "crater" for cup. Since the 1600s. Cup too much Cupped Cupshotten - Early form of "cup'shot." Early 1300s to 1500s. Curious Curved Cushed Cut - Cf. "Cut in the leg." Since the late 1600s. Cut in the back Cut in the craw Cut in the leg - As if one cannot move due to an injury. British, late 1600s. Cut over the head - Elaboration of "Cut." Cuts one's capers - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Cuts one's leg - To "cut one's leg" means to get drunk. Jocular reference to staggering (cf. "Cut in the leg"). Since the 1600s. Cutting one's wolf loose - Drinking and getting sloshed. Old West term.

D. - "D" is for "drunk." D and D - Drunk and Disorderly. Police use, since the late 1600s. Daffy - From British slang for "nuts" as in "crazy," ultimately from 1500s British dialect "daff," a fool or simpleton. Also, to "daffy" or "daffy it" is to drink gin. Dagged - Literally, "dewy." To "dag" means to sprinkle in an old dialect.

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Since the 1600s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Damaged - Temporarily incapacitated. Mainly US, since the mid 1800s. Damp - A "damp" is a drink. "Damper" means ale or stout following spirits and water. To "damp one's mug" means to drink. Daquifried - A combination of "daquiri" and "fried." Dazed Dead Dead drunk - Heavily intoxicated. Since the late 1500s. Dead in the water - Not moving at all, immobile. Nautical, from term for a ship that can no longer move. Dead to the wide - Deeply inebriated. "To the wide" means utterly. Dead to the world - Sleeping very soundly, stuporous from drunkenness. US, since the late 1800s. Deado/Dead-oh! - In the last stage of intoxication, dead drunk. Nautical. Deads - Dead drunk, fast asleep. British naval slang, since circa 1920. Debauched Decanted Decayed - US, mid 1900s. Deceived in liquor Deck(s) awash - From nautical term for when waves slop over the deck. Cf. "Half seas over." US, early 1900s.

Dee-dee - Variation of "D and D." Deep cut - Heavily intoxicated. Cf. "Cut in the leg." Deep drunk Defaced Deformed Delerit Delerious Demented Demoralized Derailed - Suggests that one has lost one's way - "gone off track" - like a train that has jumped the Destroyed Detained on business - Suggests a

businessman out drinking when he claims that he's working late. Cf. "

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at the officeStaying late ." Dew drunk - Possibly from "mountain dew," moonshine. Dewed Did the job up right

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Diddled - Possibly from "diddle," gin. Diluted the blood in one's alcohol system Ding'swizzled Dinged Dinged-out Dingy Dinky Dionysian - Crazed, irrational and/or ecstatic due to inebriation. Cf. "Drunk as Dionysus." Dipped - A "dip" or "dipso" (short for "dipsomaniac") is a drunkard. Dipped in the wassail bowl Dipped one's beak/bill - Almost drunk. To "dip one's bill" means to imbibe, esp. to excess. From the action of a bird dipping its bill to drink. Dipped rather deep Dipped the schnozzle too deep Dipped too deep Dipsy - Possibly derived from "dipsomania." Cf. "Dipped." Dirtfaced - Possibly a euphemism for "Shit faced." Anglo-Irish, 1900s. Discombobulated - Can mean "upset" or "weird" as well as "drunk." Discomboobulated Discouraged - Odd, since alcohol usu. makes one bold. US, 1900s. Discumfuddled - See "Fuddled." US, 1900s. Disguised - In Shakespeare's plays, "disguise" means drunkenness. Since the 1500s. Disguised in liquor Disguised with drink Disgusting Dished Dismantled Disorderly - See "D and D." Dissipated Dissolute Distinguished Dithered - Tipsy. From "dither," to shake or quiver. Australian, since circa 1925. Dizzified Dizzy - Fairly drunk. Since circa 1791. Dizzy as a coot - US, since the 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Dizzy as a dame Dizzy as a goose - US, since the 1700s. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Does not show it - Holds one's liquor well, shows no symptoms of intoxication. Yet. Dog drunk Doing the emperor - Cf. "Drunk as an emperor." Doing the lord - See "Drunk as a lord." Done a Daniel Boone - To "do a Daniel Boone" means to get drunk.

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Done a Falstaff - After the Shakespearean character, who is fond of drink. Done a vanishing act Done an Archie Done an edge Done got out Done in - Can mean "very tired," "killed" or "ruined" as well as "drunk." Done over - Since the 1800s. Done the drunk act Done to the wide - See "Dead to the wide." Done up - Variation of "Done in." Also, to "do up" is drug slang for to take narcotics. Doomed Doped - Properly, "dope" is a thick liquid, from Dutch "doop." The sense of dope meaning "drugs" comes from the fact that opium is a thick liquid at one stage of preparation. "Dope" for a stupid person comes from the behavior of those high on opium. Doped over Doped up Dopy/Dopey - Originally a drug term meaning stuporous from narcotics. Can mean "confused" or "stupid" as well. Since the late 1800s. Dornke - Very old (1300s to 1500s) form of "Drunk." Dornke is as a mous - Drunk as a mouse. Dotted Dotty - Dizzy, feeble or idiotic due to intoxication. This word can mean "mad," "unsteady" or "feebleminded" as well, and may come from "dotard." Double-headed Double'tongued Doubled up Down Down among the dead men - One the floor amidst the empty bottles. An empty bottle of liquor is called a "dead man," "dead marine" or "dead soldier" because the "spirit" has gone out of it. Cf. "In the down-pins." Down and out Down for the count - Unconscious, like a boxer who has been knocked out. Down in drink Down the hatch - From the toast response "down the hatch." A hatch is an opening into the hold of a ship. Down the creek Down the tubes - See "Tubed."

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Down with barrel fever - "Barrel fever" is drunkenness or delirium tremens. Cf. "Barrelhouse drunk." Down with the blue devils. Down with the fish - Dead drunk, blotto. Dragged - Northeastern college slang. A "dragger" is somebody who gets drunk frequently and has to be dragged back to one's room. Dragging one's bottom Dragging the load Dramling - Probably from "dram," a glass of spirits. Drank more than one bled Drank oneself dead Drank the three outs - Having imbibed copiously - drank until one was OUT of one's head, one's money was OUT of one's pocket, and the ale was OUT of the pot. Alternately, means that one has drunk by the dozen, the yard (as in a yard of ale), and the bushel. 1600s. Drank till one gave up one's halfpenny - Drunk to the point of vomiting. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Drank till one's teeth caught cold - To "drink until one's teeth catch cold" means to drink too much booze. Draped - Somewhat inebriated, tipsy. Possibly means draped in black for mourning. Also, an "ale-draper" is an alehouse keeper. Or, may be a shortening of the following term. British military since circa 1939. Draped about a lamp post - Probably from the traditional image of a souse leaning against a lamp post. Drawn a blank - Very drunk. From the loss of awareness. This term's original meaning is to make an unsuccessful entry in a lottery. Drenched Drenching the gizzard Drink Drink taken - Tipsy Drinkative Drinking Drinking like a beast Drinking like a camel - Cf. "Playing camel." Drinking like a fire engine Drinking like a fish - Drinking excessively. Because many fish swim with their mouths open and thus appear to be drinking constantly. Used to describe someone who has an extraordinary capacity to consume liquor. Since at least 1640. Drinking like a lord - See "Drunk as a lord." Drinking out of a nigger's clog - Imbibing intemperately. Liverpool slang since circa 1945. Drinks gone on one Drinks gone woozy on one Drinky - British, since the 1800s. Dripping tight - Completely drunk. British, early 1900s.

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Driving home 'cause one can't fucking walk Driving the brewer's horse - A "brewer's horse" is a sot. Driving the porcelain/big white bus - Throwing up due to inebriation. Driving turkeys to market - Reeling and staggering due to drunkenness. Dronk - Afrikaans. Dronke - 1400s variation of "Drunk." Dronken han wyn ape - See "Drunk as an ape." Dronklew Drop on - Cf. "Has a drop in the eye," "A drop on." Drowned Drowned the shamrock - Perhaps because the Irish have a reputation for being heavy drinkers. Drowning brain cells Drowning frustration in rum Drowning one's reason in the bottle Drowning one's sorrow(s) Drowning one's sorrows in the wreathed cup Drowning one's sorrows in the flowing bowl Drowning one's troubles - Seeking solace in booze, and getting more than tipsy. Drowning one's wits Drowning oneself in the bottle Drowning the shamrock - Drinking esp. on St. Patrick's Day. Cf. "Drowned the shamrock." Drucking funk Druffen Drugged with wine Drumbled - Can mean "sluggish," "muddy" or "thick" as well as "drunk." Souses are bound to be sluggish and "muddy" in the head. Druneena - Very old form of "drunk" dating back to circa 1050. Drunk - Certainly the most widely-used term for "intoxicated." The oldest form of this word recorded is "Dryne," which appeared around 800 (in early Middle English, "u" was the equivalent of "y" in Old English). Took its present form by the late 1500s. Drunk and disorderly - Intoxicated and uncooperative. Cf. "D and D." Drunk and down Drunk and incapable - See "Incapable." Drunk and Irish - Fighting drunk. Because the Irish have a reputation for being belligerent when inebriated. Military, 1860 to 1920. Drunk as a badger Drunk as a barrel full of monkeys - Appears in Elton John's song "Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting." Drunk as a Bassiard - In an intoxicated frenzy. The Bassiards were devotees of Dionysus who honored their deity with wine orgies and danced about in their drunken excitement. Drunk as a bastard

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Drunk as a bat Drunk as a beast - 1800s. Drunk as a beggar - 1600s. Drunk as a besom - Very drunk. A besom is a broom used in the sport of curling, moving a stone or other object across ice. From the motion of a besom, or from the fact that it can't stand up by itself. Drunk as a big owl Drunk as a billy goat Drunk as a boiled/biled owl - A "boiled owl" or "biled owl" is a drunkard. Possibly from "Tough as a boiled owl." British & US, since the late 1800s. Drunk as a brewer's fart - Drunk and reeling. British, 1800s. Drunk as a broken cart wheel Drunk as a broom - Cf. "Drunk as a besom." British, 1800s. Drunk as a cock Drunk as a coon Drunk as a coot - Very drunk. Patterned on "crazy as a coot." US, early 1900s. Drunk as a cooter Drunk as a cootie Drunk as a cunt - Very drunk. Patterned on "black as a cunt." Underworld slang, since the late 1800s. Drunk as a devil Drunk as a dog Drunk as a drowned mouse - Very intoxicated. Cf. the following. Drunk as a drowned rat - Worse than drunk as a drowned mouse. Cf. "Drunk as a rat." Drunk as a drum - Variation of "Drunk as [the drum on] a wheelbarrow." Also, cf. "Tight as a drum." Drunk as a Dutchman - Dates from the days when England and the Netherlands were great rivals. Cf. "Full of Dutch courage." Drunk as a fart Drunk as a fiddle Drunk as a fiddler - Because fiddlers of old were often paid with ale instead of money. Since the early 1600s. Drunk as a fiddler's bitch - In this case, "fiddler" may mean "trifler" instead of a musician. Still head in the armed forces. Drunk as a fiddler's clerk - Cowboy slang. Drunk as a fiddler's whore Drunk as a fish - Cf. "Drinking like a fish." Since the early 1700s. Drunk as a fly - British, 1800s. Drunk as a fool Drunk as a fowl - Variation of "Drunk as an owl." Australian, since circa 1925. Drunk as a Gosport fiddler

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Drunk as a handcart Drunk as a hillbilly in a rooster fight - Cowboy slang. Drunk as a hog - 1600s. Drunk as a hoot owl Drunk as a kettlefish Drunk as a king Drunk as a kite - Possibly patterned on "high as a kite." Drunk as a lion - Cf. "Lion drunk." 1600s. Drunk as a little red wagon Drunk as a log Drunk as a loon - 1800s. Drunk as a lord - Especially in the 1700s and 1800s, men prided themselves in the amount of liquor they could consume at one sitting; overindulgence was considered a sign of gentility (perhaps because one could afford so much drink). Cf. "Under the table." Since the 1600s. Drunk as a Mexican opal Drunk as a monkey - Army slang. Drunk as a mouse - Appears in Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" as "dornke is as a mous." From "Drunk as a drowned mouse." 1300s to 1500s. Drunk as a newt - Saturated as the amphibious newt. Less common than "Tight as a newt." British military, 1900s. Drunk as a nurse at christening Drunk as a parrot - A friend of mine has an African gray parrot. One year she had a New Year's party at her house, and her parrot dipped his beak in everybody's champagne and got quite blitzed. Ever since then, when one of her friends overindulges, she says "You're drunk as a parrot!" Drunk as a Perraner Drunk as a pig - Cf. "Drunk as David's sow." Drunk as a piper - Very drunk. Cf. "Drunk as a fiddler." British, late 1700s. Drunk as a piper-fou Drunk as a pissant/piss-ant - Nicety for "Drunk as piss." Australian, early 1900s. Drunk as a Plymouth fiddler Drunk as a poet Drunk as a Polony - "Polony" is a corruption of "Pole." The Polish were once thought to be heavy drinkers. British. Drunk as a Pope - Refers to Pope Benedict XII, who imbibed copiously. 1300s. Drunk as a porter - 1600s. Drunk as a rat - Hopelessly drunk. A "rat" is a drunken person who has been picked up by the authorities. Since the 1500s. Drunk as a rolling fart - Heavily intoxicated. British, since circa 1860. Drunk as a sailor Drunk as a skunk - Very drunk. Rhyming plus the concept of "Stinking

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drunk." US, 1900s. Drunk as a skunk in a trunk - Nonsense rhyme. Drunk as a soot Drunk as a sow - Immobile as a sow. Based on "Drunk as David's sow." British, 1800s. Drunk as a swine - 1400s. Drunk as a tapster - The tapster is the person who pulls that taps that allow spirits to flow. Drunk as a tick - From "Full as a tick." US, 1900s. Drunk as a tinker - To "swill like a tinker" means to imbibe excessively and without stopping. Drunk as a top - Wobbling like a top that is running down. Drunk as a wheelbarrow - Since the 1600s. Drunk as a whistle Drunk as Abel Boyle Drunk as all-get-out Drunk as an aardvark Drunk as an ape - Appears in Chaucer's "The Manciple's Tale." Early 1300s. Drunk as an ass Drunk as an autumn wasp Drunk as an earl Drunk as an emperor - Ten times as drunk as a lord. Also, an "emperor" is a drunken man. (Would an "empress" then be a drunken woman?) Drunk as an owl - Very drunk. Cf. "Drunk as a boiled owl." Widespread since the 1800s. Drunk as Bacchus - Extremely drunk. Bacchus is the Roman god of wine and viniculture. British, 1800s. Drunk as Ballylana/Ballylannan - Anglo-Irish colloquialism. Possibly from "Drunk as blaizers." Drunk as blaizers - From the Feast of St. Blaize. Celebrants were called "blaizers," and clearly this feast was a time of crapulence. Drunk as blazes - Extremely drunk. Either a variant of the above term, or from the intensive "as blazes." Drunk as buggery - Extremely intoxicated. British, 1800s. Drunk as Chloe/Cloe - From the cobbler's wife of Linden Grove, who was notorious for her drinking habits. Her claim to fame is via the poet Prior, who was attached to her. Widespread 1845 to 1890. Drunk as (a) Cooter Brown Drunk as dancing pigs Drunk as David's/Davy's sow - David Lloyd, an alehouse keeper in Wales, had a sow that had six legs, which was the object of much curiosity. One day Mrs. Lloyd, who was given to drink, lay down in the sty in order to sleep herself sober. Meanwhile, David ushered in some visitors to see his remarkable animal - and didn't look into the stall to make sure that the critter was there. One visitor, when asked if he had ever seen the like,

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replied that it was the drunkennest sow he ever beheld. From then on, Mrs. Lloyd was known as "David's sow." British, 1600s to 1800s. Drunk as Dionysus - Dionysus is the Greek equivalent of Bacchus. He is also the god of fertility and the powers of nature. From his name we get "Dionysian" for "frenzied." Drunk as Elpenor - Elpenor was a friend of Ulysses who got sloshed while at Circe's dwelling and fell asleep on the roof. In his slumber he rolled off the roof and broke his neck. Hence, said person is due for a fall. Drunk as Eurytion - Uncontrollably drunk. Eurytion is the centaur who tried to carry off Hippodamia. See "Drunken as a guest at Hippodamia's wedding." Drunk as Floey - From "Drunk as Chloe." Drunk as forty billygoats Drunk as hell Drunk as hoot Drunk as mice Drunk as muck - Late 1800s. Drunk as one can hang/stick together Drunk as owls Drunk as piss Drunk as polony - From "Drunk as a polony." Drunk as puffed-up pigeons Drunk as rolling farts Drunk as soft mick - Very drunk. "Soft mick" is British army intensive. Drunk as soot - Late 1800s. Drunk as the Baltic - Noted by G. L. Apperson, a collector of phrases and proverbs. 1800s. Drunk as the devil - Since the 1300s. Drunk as the drum of a wheelbarrow - Very inebriated. Drunk as Zeus Drunk back - Patterned on "Laid back." Drunk for sure Drunk in one's dumpes Drunk like wedding guests Drunk more than one has bled - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Drunk oneself dead Drunk to the pulp - Drunk to the point of passing out. Drunk to the utmost - Since the late 1800s. Drunk up Drunk with a continuando - Drunk for days on end. Drunken Drunken as a guest at Hippodamia's wedding - In Greek mythology, at the wedding feast of Hippodamia and Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, the centaurs got intoxicated and attempted to abduct the bride. The result was the legendary battle between the centaurs and Lapiths.

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Drunker than a boiled owl Drunker than a cannon Drunker than a hoot owl Drunker than a monkey Drunker than a skunk Drunker than five thousand Indians Drunker than hell Drunker than Scootum Brown Drunker than 300 dollars Drunker than whisky Drunkity drunk Drunkulent Drunkok Drunks - Abbreviation of "Drunk and disorderly." Drunky/Drunkey - Often used with one's name, as in "Drunky Sue." British, mid 1800s. Drunky drunk Drunok - Tipsy. Corruption of "Drunk." British, since the 1930s. Druuncen - Predecessor of "Drunk," dating back to around 950. Dry - An odd synonym for "intoxicated," since "dry" usually means without liquor, as in a dry county, or abstaining from liquor. D.T.'s - Abbreviation for "delirium tremens." Since the early 1800s. Other terms for this condition include: barrel fever, bats, black dog, blue devils, blue horrors, bottleache, gallon distemper, heebie jeebies, horries, horrors, jerks, jim-jams, jimmies, jitters, jumps, ork-orks, rams, rats, rum fit, screaming Abdams, screaming meanies, seeing snakes, seeing pink elephants, shakes, shim'shams, snake in the boots, snakes, triangles, uglies, whammy, whoops and jingles, willies, and zings. DUI - Driving Under the Influence. Dull-eyed Dull in the eye - Tipsy. British, since the 1600s. Dumped DWIed - Driving While Intoxicated. Dyeing scarlet - Drinking deep or hard. Appears in Shakespeare's works. Late 1500s to early 1600s.

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Ears (are) ringing Easy Easy over - Tipsy, slightly "fried." Eaten a loaf and a half for breakfast - Noted by

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Benjamin Franklin. Eaten a pudding bag - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Eaten opium - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Eaten the cocoa nut - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Eating one's oats Ebriate Ebrios Ebriose Ebrious - Mildly drunk. From Latin "ebrius." Since the late 1500s. Ebullient Edge Edged - Slightly intoxicated. Probably from the Suffolk phrase "on the edge of drunkenness." Eighty-six - "86" is bar lingo to serve someone no more liquor. Cf. "Flagged." Egg - Australian. Eighty-sixed/86ed El Reeko - Scottish. Derived from "reeking." Elated Electrified - Stunned by drink, moderately drunk. British, 1800s. Elephant trunk - Variation of "Elephant?s trunk." Early 1900s. Elephant's/Elephants - Shortening of "Elephant?s trunk." Also, suggests the pink elephants that are the "classic" hallucination of drunks. Since circa 1874. Elephant's trunk - Rhyming slang. British and some US use, since the 1800s. Elevated - Mildly intoxicated, "high." British & US, since the 1600s. Eliminated - US, since the mid 1900s. Embalmed - Very drunk. "Embalming fluid" is liquor, esp. potent whisky. However, this term more likely comes from the seemingly lifeless state of the subject. Emotional - Because drunkenness makes some people excitable or depressed. Cf. "Tired and emotional." End of the line Enjoying a drink Enjoying a drop Enjoying a glass Enjoying a jar Enjoying a jug Enjoying a nip Enjoying the bottle Entered/Enter'd Euphoric Exalted - Tipsy. Late 1600s to mid 1700s. Excited Exhilarated

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Extinguished Extracted Face-down-in-the-gutter Faced - Short for "Shitfaced." US, since the mid 1900s. Faded - Totally drunk. College slang. Faint - Euphemistic. US, mid 1800s. Fairly ripped Fallen among thieves - Of Biblical origin. To "fall among thieves" is to admit that one is drunk. Usu. humorous use. Fallen off the wagon - See "Fell off the wagon." Fallen victim to barley fever - Cf. "Down with barrel fever." Falling down Falling down drunk - Drunk and stumbling. Falstaffed - See "Done a Falstaff." Fap - Appears in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. Far ahead/Farahead - Far ahead in drinking. Refers to a souse or one who is intoxicated in a particular instance. US, early 1900s. Far gone Far gone in one's cups Far out Farshnoshket - Yiddish Fatigued - "Fatigue" is a euphemism for inebriation. Cf. "Tired." Fearless Fearing no man Fears no man - Cf. "Full of Dutch courage." Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Featured - Of theatrical origin. Refers to a drinker who "performs" while intoxicated - singing, dancing, etc. US, early 1900s. Fed one's kitty Feeling Feeling aces Feeling as if the cat had kittened in one's mouth - Having a distasteful sensation in one's mouth, suffering from "cottonmouth." Cf. "Fur on one's tongue." 1600s. Feeling cheap - Suffering from a night's debauchery. Feeing dizzy Feeling drunk Feeling excellent Feeling frisky Feeling funny - Overcome with drink, or beginning to get intoxicated. Feeling glorious Feeling good - Since the mid 1800s. Feeling groovy Feeling happy Feeling high

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Feeling Irish Feeling it Feeling it a little Feeling juiced up Feeling no pain - Deeply intoxicated, or mildly drunk. Because alcohol is somewhat anesthetic. Since the 1940s, used esp. in Canada. Feeling one's alcohol Feeling one's booze Feeling one's cheerios Feeling one's drink Feeling one's liquor Feeling one's oats - This term means feeling strong, energetic and aggressive like a well-fed horse; high-spirited, brash, as one may feel after a few glasses of potent potables. Feeling one's onions Feeling pretty good Feeling real/really well Feeling right Feeling right royal Feeling the effect Feeling the thick - Dead drunk. "Thick" is black beer. Fell off the wagon - Means drinking liquor after a period of abstaining from alcohol. Because somebody who has given up booze (at least for the time being) is said to be "on the wagon." Cf. "Has broken the teapot." Fermented Feshnushkied Fetched the brewer - To "fetch the brewer" is to get tipsy. Since circa 1880. Fettered - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Fettled Feverish Fiddled - A "fiddle-cup" is a drunkard. Also, to "fiddle" liquor means to drug it. Fighting a bottle - Drinking liquor, esp. to excess. Fighting drunk - Drunk and belligerent. Since the late 1800s. Fighting tight - Drunk and quarrelsome. British, 1800s. Filled Filled (up) to the bung Filled to the gills Filled up

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Fired Fired up - Probably from the phrase's sense of to start an engine. Since the mid 1800s. Fish-eyed Fishy/Fishey Fishy about the gills - Hung over. Because drink pulls down the corners of one's mouth and makes the lower cheeks look squarish, suggesting the gills of a fish. "Gills" refers to the skin behind the jaws and ears, where one would have gills if one were a fish (or the Creature from the Black Lagoon). Fishy-eyed Fitshaced - Partial disguise of "Shitfaced." College slang. Five or seven - From the police phrase "five shillings or seven days," the original penalty for drunkenness. Police and cockney use, late 1800s to early 1900s. Fixed - "Fixing" is strong drink. Fixed up Fizzed Fizzed up Fizzled Flabbergasted Flagged - Forbidden further drinks because one is drunk. Cf. "Eighty-six." Flailin' - Really intoxicated. Usu. refers to marijuana, but is applicable to alcohol. Flaked - From either "Flaked-out" or "Harry Flakers." Flaked-out - Unconscious, hung over, or tired from drunkenness. Military, since circa 1939. Flakers - Mildly drunk. Shortening of "Harry Flakers." Australian, mid 1900s. Flako Flaky Flambd - Elaboration of "fried" plus hints at the warm feeling that often comes with intoxication. Flannel-mouthed Flared - Tipsy. A "flare" or "flare-up" is a drunken spree. Flared up Flaring drunk - Very inebriated. Flat-ass drunk - Totally drunk. May be patterned on "flat-out"; also, it suggests being so drunk that one is flat on one?s ass. Flatch kennurd - Back slang for "Half drunk." Flat-out drunk Flattened - Stuporously drunk. Flawed/flawd - Half drunk, a "little crooked." A pun on "Floored"; cf. "Damaged." British, since before 1650. Flickered

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Flipped - Possibly a euphemism for "Fucked," or a shortening of "Flipped out." Flipped out - Probably from drug culture slang. Floated up Floating - High, ecstatic. Cf. "Buoyant." A "floating drunk" is an enjoyable weekend toot. This term appears in Richard McKenna's The Sand Pebbles. Floating high Flooded Flooding one's sewers Flooey/Fluey - Perhaps a variant of "go blooey," to collapse, come to sudden ruin; or a variation of "Drunk as Floey." US, early 1900s. Floored - Drunk and lying on the floor, vanquished by drink. Also, in drunkard's slang, to "floor" a drink or a quantity of drink means to finish it completely. Since the 1800s. Floothered Floppy - Very drunk. Florid - Mildly drunk, red-faced. British, 1770s to 1830s. Florious Flostered - "Floster" is a mixed drink of sherry, lemon, noyau, sugar, ice and soda water. Flown Flown with the wild turkey Fluffed Fluffy - Unsteady, stupid. A "fluffer" is a drunkard, and "fluffiness" is drunkenness. British, late 1800s. Flummixed/Flummoxed/Flummuxed - Confused by drunkenness. US, since the late 1800s. By the 1920s, this term was more apt to mean "confused." Flush - Short for "Flush with the brim," or related to "Flushed." British, 1800s. Flush with the brim - Completely full of liquor. Flushed - Reddened with drink. British & later US, since the early 1700s. Flusterated - British & US, since the 1800s. Flusterated up Flustered/Fluster'd - Mildly intoxicated. From "fluster," to excite with drink. Since the 1600s. Flusticated Flustrated - "Flustered" plus "frustrated." British & US, since the 1800s. Fluted Flutered Flyblown - British, 1800s. Fly-by-night - Rhyming slang for "tight," plus suggests the unreliability of drunkards. Flying - High, feeling the effects of liquor. Flying blind - US Air Force slang, from the aeronautical term.

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Flying Chinese - Possibly from WWI aviation slang "Chinese ace," for a pilot who lands a plane with one wing low, Wun Wing Lo being an invented Chinese name. US Air Force slang. Flying high Flying light Flying on one wing Flying one wing low - See "Flying Chinese." US Air Force slang. Flying rather high Flying the Ensign - An "ensign bearer" is someone who is drunk, someone who "hoists his colors in his drink" - i.e., has a red face. Cf. "Has one's flag out." US, early 1900s. Flying the wet beam - US Air Force slang. Cf. "Off the beam." Fog-bound - Tipsy. Early 1900s. Fogged - British & US, since the early 1800s. Fogged in Foggy - British & US, since the early 1800s. Fogmatic - US, mid 1800s. Folded - "Bent." US, early 1900s. Folded up Fond of dope - Addicted to liquor. Fool if you don't quit Foolish Footless Foozlified - Tipsy. British nautical, late 1800s to mid 1900s. Forced down at a hangar - US Air Force slang. Fortified 45 degrees listed - "List" is the term for the degree to which a ship is tipped to port or starboard from the vertical. A 45 degree list is steep indeed. Suggests the leaning of a drunk. Forward - From either the truculence of a drunkard, or from a drinker making progress towards intoxication. Fossilized Fou/Fow - Scottish for "full," in this case full of drink. Since the 1500s. Fou as a coo Fou as a piper Fou as a wulk Fou as Betty Fou-drunk - Scots dialect 1500s to 1600s. Four sheets - Short for the following. Four sheets in/to the wind - Dead drunk, unconscious. See "Three sheets in the wind." Since the 1800s. Fouthenoo - Used loosely but generally jocularly. Early 1900s. Fox drunk - Crafty, red-faced, or stinking. 1500s to 1600s. Foxed/Foxt - From the red color of one's face, or stinking drunk. Also, to "fox" means to intoxicate. British and later US, since the early 1600s. Foxy - US, 1800s. Cf. "Fox drunk."

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Fozzed Fractured Fragile - Because one's head feels as if it could easily break. Frail Frayed Frazzled - Can mean "exhausted" or "nervous" as well as "drunk." US, since the late 1800s. Freaked Freaked out - Originally a drug culture term. Means crazy or out of control. Free and easy - A "free and easy" is a gathering where people assemble, usu. at a public house, to drink and sing. Freefall Freighted one's crop with likker - Here, "crop" means "stomach." Cowboy slang. French-fried - Elaboration of "Fried." Frenzied as Thyia - Said of a woman who is violently and turbulently drunk. Thyia is a daughter of Castalius and mother of Delphus by Apollo, and is said to have been the first to sacrifice to Dionysus. Her name comes from the Greek meaning "to rage frantically." Fresh - Slightly inebriated, lively. British & US, early 1800s. Fresh in drink Freshish - On the verge of intoxication. 1819 to 1860. Friccased Fried - Used esp. by British office and shop ladies. Fried on both sides Fried to the eyebrows Fried to the eyes Fried to the gills - "Fried" plus "Up to the gills." US, mid 1900s. Fried to the hat Fried to the tonsils Fried up Froze one's mouth - Noted by Benjamin Franklin Frozen - Cf. "Petrified." Noted by Benjamin Franklin. FUBARed - From the military acronym FUBAR, Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. Army use. Fucked - Extremely intoxicated. Fucked out Fucked over Fucked up Fucked up as a China ghost - US military. Fuckered Fuddle Fuddled - Confused with drink. From "fuddle," liquor or a drinking spree. Since the 1600s. Fuddled as an ape

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Fuddled one's cap - To "fuddle one's cap" means to get drunk. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Fuddled one's nose Fuddled up Full - Having drunk to repletion. Cf. "Saturated." Since the 1700s.

Full as a boot - Australian, since circa 1925. Full as a bull - Probably a nonsense rhyme. Cf. "Drunk as a skunk in a trunk." New Zealand slang. Full as a bull's bum Full as a fairy's phone book - Australian. Full as a fart Full as a fiddle Full as a fiddler - See "Drunk as a fiddler." Full as a fiddler's fart - Australian. Full as a goat - Here, "goat" may be a corruption of "goiter." Brititavern term since the 1700s. Full as a goog - A "goog" is an egg. Australian.

Full as a goog/googy egg Full as a goose Full as a lord - See "

sh

Drunk as a lord." Full as a pig's ear - "Pig's ear" means beer. Full as a piper Full as a piss-ant Full as a po - Extremely drunk. See "Full as the family po." Full as a seaside shithouse on Boxing Day - Boxing Day is the day after Christmas in Great Britain and Canada. British. Full as a state school hat rack Full as a tick - As full of alcohol as a tick is of blood. Australia and New Zealand, 1800s. Full as a tun/tunne - 1500s to mid 1600s. Full as an egg - Australian. Full as the family po - "Po" means chamberpot, and is a corruption of French "pot de chambre." Australian. Full as two race trains Full cargo aboard Full cocked Full drunk Full flavored Full of courage

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Full of Dutch courage - "Dutch courage" is the fleeting or false bravery endowed by intoxication. Cf. "Pot valiant." "Dutch" appears in many disparaging phrases in British slang due to the rivalry that existed between the English and the Dutch in the 17th century. "Dutch cheer" is spirits, a "Dutch concert" is the singing of inebriated carousers, and a "Dutch headache" is a hangover. Full of hops Full of liquor Full of red disturbance - Cowboy slang. Full to the back teeth - See "Back teeth afloat." Full to the brim Full to the bung - Very inebriated. Cf. "Bunged." Primarily British, since the 1800s. Full to the gills Full to the guards - Dead drunk. British Nautical, 1900s. Full up - Completely full, in this case with alcoholic drink. Full up to the brim Full up to the brain Fully soused Fully tanked Fun-loving - Drunk and playful. Funky - Because the behavior of a sot is often weird. Funny - Euphemistic. Since the 1700s. Funky drunk Fupped duck - Variant of "Fupped uck." Fupped uck - Partial disguise of "Fucked up," plus suggests the messed-up speech of a lush. Fur brained Fur on one's tongue - From the fuzzy feeling one has in one's mouth when hung over. Furry Furschnickered Futzed up - Euphemism for "Fucked up." Fuzzed Fuzzled - From "fuzzle," to make someone or oneself intoxicated. Since the early 1700s. Fuzzy - To "fuzz" is to make, or be, drunk. "Fuzziness" is inebriation. British & US, since the late 1700s. Fuzzy headed

Gaffed Gaga/Ga-ga - Scottish slang Gage - "Gage" is a drink of beer, esp. among tramps. Gaily Gallows drunk

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Galvanized - Cf. "Electrified." Gambrinous - Full of beer. The word comes from Gambrinus, a mythical Flemish king who is supposed to have invented beer. Gargled - From "gargle," a drink of alcohol, or to drink booze. Gaseous Gassed - From "gas," liquor, or from "gas" in the sense of "very satisfying." British (esp. army) & US, since circa 1915. Gassed up - To "gas up" is to drink crapulently. Gassy Gauged/Gaged - "Gauge/gage" is inferior whisky. Also, a "gage" is a quart pot, a measure of liquor. Cf. "Gage." US, early 1900s. Gay - Tipsy. Refers to uplifted spirits. 1800s to early 1900s. Gay weel eworn'd - Term used by Whitehead. Gayed G?d up - Possibly from "Geed up." Geared - Short for "Geared up." Geared up Geed Geed up - Possibly from Hobo slang for "crippled" or "bent and battered," or from drug slang for intoxicated. If the latter case, its roots are in "Geared up." Also, a "gee" is a glass of liquor and a "gee-up" is a drinking spree. Geeded Geeded up Geeked Geesed - A "geeser" is a drink of spirits, or a drunkard. Geezed - A "geezer" or "geez" is a drink of alcohol. Also, to "geez/geeze" means to take or drink a dose of dope in drug lingo. Geezed up Generous - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Geophysical well logging Gerook - High. Usu. means intoxicated by marijuana, but apparently is applicable to alcohol as well. South African slang. Gestunketed Getting a bag on Getting a bun on Getting a can on - Canned up (cf.). A "can on" is intoxication. Getting a glow Getting a glow on - From reddening of the face. Getting a jag on Getting a little boozy Getting a little high Getting a little inebriated Getting a little tipsy in one Getting a little whizzy Getting a load on - See "Loaded." Australian.

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Getting a shithouse on Getting a skate on - See "Has a skate on." Getting a snootful - See "Has a snootful." Getting a thrill Getting about all one needs Getting an answer Getting an edge on - Drinking to preserve the pleasurable "buzz," but not so that one becomes blotto. Getting barreled up Getting behind - Having a pleasant intoxication. Probably from drug slang. Getting bleary-eyed Getting blotto Getting boozed up Getting boozy

Getting bung-eyed Getting canon Getting charged up Getting Chinese Getting crocked Getting cut Getting dopy Getting fired up Getting flushed Getting full Getting glorious Getting goofy Getting high Getting in Getting inebriated Getting intoxicate Getting it off the mind Getting jingled

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Getting jungled Getting kailed up - Possibly from "Kaylied." Getting kind of high Getting kind of woozy Getting light-headed Getting likkered up Getting lit Getting lit up Getting loaded Getting looped Getting loose Getting off - Short for "Getting off on a high." Originally a drug term. Getting relief and pleasure from intoxication. US, mid 1900s. Getting on Getting on it - On a spree. Australian, since circa 1920. Getting on one Getting on the band wagon Getting on the pole - Verging on intoxication. Getting on with it - Drinking and getting smashed, on a spree. Getting one Getting one's brain fried - Probably originated in drug slang. Getting one's ears back Getting one's gauge up - Possibly from the rising pressure gauge on a steam boiler, and influenced by "Gauged." Getting one's hops in - Getting tipsy. Getting one's load - See "Loaded." Getting one's load on Getting one's shoes full Getting organized Getting pickled Getting piped - Since circa 1925. Getting polluted Getting pretty full Getting pretty high Getting pretty well lit Getting ready Getting right Getting shaky Getting shitty Getting shot Getting sloppy Getting soft Getting soused Getting started Getting stiff Getting tanked up

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Getting the big head - Cf. "Got on one's little hat."

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Getting the flavor Getting the gauge up Getting the habit Getting the nose painted - See "Paintin' one's nose." Getting there - To "get there" is to get soused. British, 1800s. Getting there with both feet Getting tipsy Getting to be a drunkard Getting to feel one's liquor Getting too full Getting tore up from the floor up Getting topsy Getting under the influence Getting underway Getting up high Getting up the pole - Becoming tipsy. Getting warmed Getting warmed up Getting wasted Getting wet Getting whizzy Getting woozy Gheed - From "Geed." Gheed up Giddy - "Giddy water" is alcoholic drink. Giffed - From "TGIF," Thank God It's Friday. Cf. "Paid." Giggled - "Giggle-water" is alcohol, particularly champagne. Giggled up Gilded - Since the early 1600s. Gin crazed Gin soaked Gingered up - Stimulated or enlivened as if from ginger. Ginned - US, since the late 1800s. Ginned up - Canadian slang. To "gin up" is to drink hard liquor, not to get drunk but to get in the proper mood for partying. Ginnified - Dazed with liquor. Ginny - Drunk on gin. Late 1800s. Givin' the town hell with the hide off - Celebrating drunkenly. Cowboy term. Giving it a bash - Drinking heavily. Giving Nature a fillup Gizzled Glad - Merry. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Glanders ? See "Got the glanders."

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Glass eyed Glassy Glassy-eyed Glazed/Glaized - Stuporous. Perhaps from glazed-over eyes. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Glazed drunk - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Glazed over Globular - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Glombed Glorious - Term used by Robert Brown in his poems. Scottish, since the 1700s. Gloriously cockeyed Gloriously drunk - Scottish. Glowed Glowing - "Glow" or "glow on" means mild intoxication. Glued - From the immobility experienced in heavy inebriation. Goat drunk - Lustful. Since the early 1600s. God-awful drunk - Extremely drunk. God's own drunk - Very drunk. Term used by Jimmy Buffet. Goes out Goes over the tops of trees Goggle-eyed Goggled Goggled eyed Going - A "go" is a drink of spirits, esp. gin. Going it blind - Imbibing heavily. Since the late 1800s. Going on the Cousin Sis/Cis - "Cousin Sis/Cis" is rhyming slang for "piss" and means a drunken spree. Going on the piss Going out Going over the cognac trail Going overboard Going to Jerusalem Going to town - On a binge. Going under Gold-headed Golfed Gone - Dead drunk, entirely drunk. Gone a peg too low - See "Pegged too low." Gone behind the scenes Gone blind Gone blooey Gone Borneo - US campus use. From the supposedly wild people of Borneo. Gone dead Gone down in flames

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Gone flooey Gone haywire Gone maximum Southern Comfort Gone native - Cf. "Gone Borneo." Gone out Gone out like a light Gone over the hill Gone over the edge with the rams - To "go over the edge with the rams" is to get far too drunk in the slang of hardboiled detective novels. Gone pffft/phut Gone to Mexico - From the habit of US teens sneaking across the border. Implies excessive drinking. Gone to Olympus Gone to the devil Gone under - Having succumbed to the effects of alcohol. Gone wild Gonged - Stoned. Probably from drug slang. Gonged to the gills Gonzo Good and drunk Good-humored Good to go Goofed - Possibly from drug lingo. Goofed up Goofy Googly-eyed Gooned Gordoned - Drunk on gin. From Gordon's, a popular brand of gin. Gordoned up Gory/Gorey-eyed - From the redness of the eyes. Got a bag on - See "Tied a bag on." Got a blow on Got a brass eye - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Got a bun on - "Bun" may be short for "bundle," a quantity of anything. Gut a buzz on Got a can on Got a crumb in one's beard Got a dish Got a drop in the eye Got a furred tongue Got a glow on Got a gutful of piss - Australian slang. Got a jag on Got a little buzz on - Tipsy. Got a little polly on Got a load on

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Got a rum nose Got a skinful Got a snootful Got a spur in one's head - Slightly drunk. Originally and primarily jockey slang, late 1700s. Got a turkey on one's back Got about enough Got all one can carry - Extremely drunk. Got barley fever - "Barley fever" or "barrel fever" is drunkenness or the D.T.'s. Got behind the scenes Got bread and cheese in one's head - Mid 1600s to mid 1700s. Got by the head Got corns in one's head Got 'em thick - Very intoxicated. Since circa 1890. Got kibbled heels Got more than one can carry Got on a load Got on one's little hat - Implies the feeling of a swollen head when one is hung over. Also, a "large head" is a drunkard. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Got on one's skates Got one going - Has been drinking heavily. Got one's beer on board Got one's boiler loaded Got one's dose Got one's glass eyes Got one's little hat on Got one's nightcap on - Suggests a "nightcap," a drink taken just before retiring to bed. Got one's shoes full Got one's skinful Got one's snowsuit on and heading north - Cf. "Too far north." Got one's skates on - On a binge. May refer to difficulty in walking. Got one's tank filled Got one's topgallant sails out

Got rats Got some in one Got the back teeth well afloat - See "Back teeth afloat." Got the blind staggers Got the flavor Got the glanders - Glanders is an illness with symptoms that include swollen neck glands and a runny nose. Noted by Benjamin Franklin.

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Got the glassy Got the good feeling Got the gout - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Got the gravel rash - Reeling drunk. "Gravel rash" refers to scrapes from a fall. Got the horns on/hornson Got the horseback Got the Indian vapors Got the knock Got the nightmare Got the pole evil Got the sun in one's eyes Got the treatment Got the wobbly boot on - Australian slang. Got too much Got up to the third story Gourded Gowed Gowed to the gills Gowed-up - Possibly from obsolete drug slang. "Gow" means drugs or dope, and could include alcohol. Grade-A certified drunk Grapeshot -- Intoxicated with wine. A pun on "grapeshot," a type of small cannon shot. British & US, late 1800s. Graveled - British, 1800s. Greased - Inspired by "Oiled." US, early 1900s. Green about/around the gills - See "Fishy about the gills." Greetin' fou/fu? - Crying drunk. See "Fou." Scottish. Grilled - Possibly a variation of "Fried." Groatable - Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Grog on board Grogged - "Grog" is a British naval term for a mixture of rum and water, and has come to mean any liquor. Since the mid 1800s. Grogged up Groggery - 1800s. Groggified - British, early 1800s. Grogging Grogging on - To "grog on" is to drink heavily over a long period. Grogging up Groggy - Half drunk, or stupefied by inebriation. Since the 1700s. Grudo Guarding the gates of Hell Gummixed up - Confused. "Gummed up" plus "bollixed up." Gutted Gutter drunk Gutter mouth

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Guttered - Scottish slang Guyed out - Circus slang. To "guy out" means to tighten, so means "tight." Guzzled - From "guzzle," booze, or to drink liquor esp. to excess. Had a bit of the creature - Appears in the movie Death Hunt. Had a bun on Had a couple Had a couple of drinks Had a couple of shooters Had a cup too many Had a cup too much Had a dram Had a drop too much Had a few Had a few drinks Had a few too many Had a glow on Had a kick in the guts Had a little Had a little too many Had a little too much Had a number of beers Had a rubber drink - A "rubber drink" is one that makes one vomit, because it "bounces back up." Had a run Had a shot or two Had a skinful - Very drunk. A "skinful" is a bellyful of liquor, or enough liquor to get one drunk (cf. "Loaded), and may refer to a wineskin. Cf. "Borracho." Had a skinful and a half Had a smell of the barmaid's apron - See "Sniffed the barmaid's apron." Had a snootful Had a snort - A "snort" is a drink of liquor. Had a thump over the head with Sampson's jawbone - Refers to, of course, the legendary jawbone of an ass. Also, "Sampson" is a drink of brandy or hard cider with a little water and sugar. Noted by Benjamin Franklin. Had a tootful - A "tootful" is a drink in Scottish slang. Had enough - Consumed enough liquor to completely intoxicate one. Or, indicates that one has just plain imbibed too much. British & US, since the late 1800s. Had enough to make one noisy Had it Had one for the worms - From the old belief that alcohol kills worms. Had one or two - Tipsy. Since the late 1800s.

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Had one over the eight - See "One over the eight." Had one too many Had one's cold tea Had one's swill Had too much Haily gaily Hair on one's tongue Half-a-brewer - Tipsy. Mid 1800s to early 1900s. Half a load on Half and half - Half drunk, or less than half sober. Cf. "Arf an' arf." British and later US, since the early 1700s but now rare. Half as sober as a judge Half-assed Half-bagged Half-barreled Half bent out of shape Half-blind Half-bulled - Cf. "Bull-dozed." Australian. Half-canned - Slightly drunk. Since circa 1925. Half-cocked - Half drunk, tipsy. Possibly refers to this term's other meaning of "silly" or "foolish." Also, a gun that is half-cocked cannot be fired. Widespread use since the late 1800s. Half-cockeyed Half-cooked Half-corked Half-corned Half-crocked Half-cut - More than mildly drunk but not yet blotto. Cf. "Cut in the leg." Widespread since the mid 1800s, but now obsolete. Half-doped Half-drunk Half-foxed Half-geared Half geared up Half gone - Mildly intUS, since theHalf-goofeHalf high Half-hoslang. Half-iced Half in the bag - Half in the boot Half in the tank Half in the wrap