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on the ran tan

on the ran tan prepositional phrase: drunk.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic, slang) Drunk.
    • The proofreader had been evidently on the ran tan […]1920, Dogdom: Monthly, volume 21, page 497

Questions about on the ran tan

What does on the ran tan mean?
On the ran tan means drunk.
What part of speech is on the ran tan?
On the ran tan is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the ran tan in the dictionary

  1. on the radar
  2. on the rag
  3. on the rail
  4. on the rails
  5. on the rampage
  6. on the ran tan
  7. on the raw
  8. on the razz
  9. on the razzle
  10. on the razzle-dazzle
  11. on the ready

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