The British love a good drink. And, one might say, the more a certain phenomenon occurs in a certain culture, the more words that culture will have for it. I could probably fill a small book with British words for being drunk – but I’ll limit myself to these 52.
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Hmm, yes – feeling the effects a little…
Tipsy
Squiffy
Merry
Yes, I’m drunk
Well-oiled
Got my beer goggles on
Pissed
Pissed as a newt
Inebriated
Intoxicated
Pished
I walked into the door on the way to the loo…
Legless
Sloshed
Drunk as a skunk
Drunk as a Lord
Hammered
Rat-arsed
Ratted
Three sheets to the wind
Lathered
Mashed
Pickled
Caned
Smashed
Off one’s face
Sozzled
Lashed
Wellied
Trashed
Trollied
Trousered
Uh-oh, the room’s spinning…
Arseholed
Wankered
F*cked
Spannered
Wasted
Fannied
Bladdered
Stewed
Slaughtered
Blotto
Tanked
Man down! I’m on the floor
Four to the floor
Paralytic
Sh*t-faced
Blasted
Pole-axed
Mullered
Out of it
Wrecked
Tw*tted
I’m going to be waking up in a skip with one shoe and wearing someone else’s trousers
Cabbaged
Mortal
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Can you think of any other words and phrases to include in my list? Have I got the categorisation wrong for any words? Drop me a line at me[at]katharinewrites.com to let me know your thoughts!
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More articles for fellow English language nerds:
Victorian words and phrases from Britain
Midlands dialect and the odd things my mum says
What the British say and what they mean: a brief guide
English words of Indian origin
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