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permadrunk

permadrunk adjective: perpetually or habitually drunk; affected by alcoholism.

Adjective

permadrunk (comparative more permadrunk, superlative most permadrunk)

  1. (informal, rare) Perpetually or habitually drunk; affected by alcoholism.
    • That's because The Gang, as they think of themselves, is the most singularly self-absorbed, permadrunk, delusionally idiotic group of people ever to grace the small screen (and that includes Keeping Up With the Kardashians).2014 June 9, Peter Rubin, “WIRED Summer Binge-Watching Guide: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, in Wired
    • Agnes and Tobias, a married couple, bicker and joke about each other’s foibles. Agnes’s permadrunk sister, Claire, arrives, trailing barbs. Later, their daughter, Julia, shows up, having recently parachuted out of her fourth marriage. (Claire calls her a “quadruple amputee.”)2014 November 20, Jesse Green, “Theater Review: A Delicate Balance, Still Necessary and Brilliant”, in Vulture

Forms of permadrunk

comparativemore permadrunk
superlativemost permadrunk
alternative formperma-drunk

Origin of permadrunk

From perma- + drunk.

Questions about permadrunk

What does permadrunk mean?
Permadrunk means perpetually or habitually drunk; affected by alcoholism.
What part of speech is permadrunk?
Permadrunk is an adjective.

Words near permadrunk in the dictionary

  1. permadiapered
  2. permadiapers
  3. permadie
  4. permadied
  5. permadies
  6. permadrunk
  7. permadying
  8. permafree
  9. permafrost
  10. permafrosted
  11. permafrosts

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