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half in the bag

half in the bag phrase: mildly drunk, or nearly drunk.

Phrase

half in the bag

  1. (slang) mildly drunk, or nearly drunk

Questions about half in the bag

What does half in the bag mean?
Half in the bag means mildly drunk, or nearly drunk.
What part of speech is half in the bag?
Half in the bag is a phrase.

Words near half in the bag in the dictionary

  1. half gyps
  2. half hitch
  3. half hitches
  4. half hour
  5. half hours
  6. half in the bag
  7. half inch
  8. half inches
  9. half joe
  10. half joes
  11. half joke

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