good drunk
good drunk noun: a person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
Noun
good drunk (plural good drunks)
- A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
- In many quarters, "it is important to be a good drunk to fit in socially" (make that across the board if you are male).2004, Shane Watson, “drink”, in New Statesman, volume 133, number 4717, page 56
- He was drinking a lot back when I first met him. A real heavy drinker, but a good drunk. He never let his ugly side show.2005, Vassilis Vassilikos, translated by Karen Emmerich, The Few Things I Know About Glafkos Thrassakis, →ISBN, page 108
- Synonyms:
- happy drunk
- Antonyms:
- sad drunk
Synonyms of good drunk
Antonyms
Forms of good drunk
| plural | good drunks |
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Origin of good drunk
Probably first used in literature in this manner by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises (1926).
Questions about good drunk
- What does good drunk mean?
- Good drunk means a person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
- What part of speech is good drunk?
- Good drunk is a noun.
- What is the plural of good drunk?
- The plural of good drunk is good drunks.
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