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drunk as a boiled owl

drunk as a boiled owl adjective: thoroughly drunk; inebriated.

Adjective

drunk as a boiled owl (not comparable)

  1. (US, colloquial, simile) Thoroughly drunk; inebriated.

Synonyms of drunk as a boiled owl

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Questions about drunk as a boiled owl

What does drunk as a boiled owl mean?
Drunk as a boiled owl means thoroughly drunk; inebriated.
What part of speech is drunk as a boiled owl?
Drunk as a boiled owl is an adjective.

Words near drunk as a boiled owl in the dictionary

  1. drungary
  2. drungry
  3. drunk
  4. drunk and disorderly
  5. drunk and driven
  6. drunk as a boiled owl
  7. drunk as a cunt
  8. drunk as a fiddler
  9. drunk as a fiddler's bitch
  10. drunk as a lord
  11. drunk as a piper

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