How do you say drunk in a polite way?

10 expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing:
  1. Tipsy.
  2. Merry.
  3. Pissed / sloshed.
  4. Tanked up.
  5. Drunk as a skunk.
  6. Legless.
  7. Wrecked / hammered.
  8. Out for the count.

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What's another word for drunk?

Synonyms of drunken
  • drunk.
  • fried.
  • impaired.
  • wet.
  • wasted.
  • inebriated.
  • tipsy.
  • blind.

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How do you say your drunk without saying it?

Slang for Drunk
  1. Hammered.
  2. Tanked.
  3. Wasted.
  4. Plastered.
  5. Canned.
  6. Juiced-up.
  7. Fried.
  8. Loaded.

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Is it correct to say I have drunk?

Modern handbooks only recognize drunk as the past participle, so you will want to use the past drank and the past participle drunk in writing. Use of drunk as the past tense is essentially dialectal and outside of dialect is considered incorrect. …

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What do British people call getting drunk?

Other plain terms for being drunk which appear in Grose include cup shot, pogy, top heavy, flawd, groggy or grogified, corned and fuddled.

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How do you describe being drunk?

You might become emotionally unstable and get easily excited or saddened. You might lose your coordination and have trouble making judgment calls and remembering things. You might have blurry vision and lose your balance. You may also feel tired or drowsy.

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What is Scottish slang for drunk?

Scottish slang for drunk…

Blootered, Steamin', Wrecked, Bladdered, Hammered, Sloshed and Smashed to name just a few of the more regular sounding ones. 'Ooot yer tree', 'Steamboated', 'Mad wae it' and 'Ooot the game' being some of the stranger sounding phrases!

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How do you say I'm drunk in English?

10 expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing:
  1. Tipsy.
  2. Merry.
  3. Pissed / sloshed.
  4. Tanked up.
  5. Drunk as a skunk.
  6. Legless.
  7. Wrecked / hammered.
  8. Out for the count.

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What are slang terms for alcohol?

Some common street names and nicknames for alcohol include:
  • Booze.
  • Juice.
  • Giggle juice.
  • Joy juice.
  • Sauce.
  • Hard stuff: Alcohol with a high proof.
  • Moonshine: Homemade alcohol.
  • Hooch: Another term for moonshine.

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What is the perfect tense of drunk?

Answer and Explanation: "Drunk" is the present perfect tense of the verb "drink." Here is an example of how to use this conjugation: I have drunk all the wine.

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How many ways can you say drunk?

How Many Ways Can You Say 'Drunk' in English? The E-cyclopedia, an online list of words from the news, has 141 English phrases for being drunk. These include "hammered," "plastered," "sloshed," "smashed," "wasted" and "legless," because people often find it difficult to walk when they've had too much to drink.

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How do you use drunk in a sentence?

She was so drunk that she could barely walk. I was drunk and couldn't think straight.

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What does tipsy mean in British?

adjective. If someone is tipsy, they are slightly drunk. I'm feeling a bit tipsy. Synonyms: tiddly [slang, mainly British], fuddled, slightly drunk, happy [informal] More Synonyms of tipsy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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How do you say drunk in Old English?

Our favourites in the Independent office include 'symbelwlonc' – one of the earliest recorded words for 'drunk' in Old English – as well as 'splifficated' (1906), 'whiffled' (1927), 'pot-shotten' (1629), 'fox-drunk' (1592) and 'in one's cups' (1611).

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Is sloshed British slang?

sloshed. / (slɒʃt) / adjective. mainly British a slang word for drunk.

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