Euphemisms for Being Drunk
Inebriated, intoxicated, tipsy, sideways… We think it’s high time we brightened up our euphemisms for being drunk. As reported on our Facebook page, Benjamin Franklin reportedly collected them as a hobby. The following have been taken from his collections in addition to the St Louis Republic Journal dated 30 June 1901, and come courtesy of Mental Floss and Huffington Post:
He primed
He is afflicted
He is ossified
He has a glorious jag on
He has looked on the wine when it was red
He has an applejack gait
He is three sheets in the wind
He’s piss’d in the brook
He stole a manchet out of the brewer’s basket
His head is full of bees
He’s been in the bibbling plot
He’s had a thump over the head with Sampson’s jawbone
Wamble crop’d
He’s crocus
He’s non compos
He’s seen the Devil
He’s Prince Eugene
He’s juicy
He’s taken Hippocrates’ grand elixir
He’s got on his little hat
He’s top heavy
He’s seen the French King
The King is his Cousin
He’s eat the cocoa nut
He sees two moons
He’s pidgeon-eyed
He’s been too free with Sir Richard
He’s lost his rudder
He’s as drunk as David’s sow
He’s got his top gallant sails out
The malt is above the water
He’s wet
Out of the way
We can only thank Mr Franklin for his comprehensive collection.
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