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stale drunk

stale drunk adjective: drunk from a long (possibly overnight) session of drinking alcohol.

Adjective

stale drunk (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Drunk from a long (possibly overnight) session of drinking alcohol.
    • She was stale-drunk; she had, doubtless, a vile headache; probably she felt twinges of remorse and apprehension of possible police interference.1917, John Locke, The Red Planet
    • He counted all the points in favour of his staying home: from the long night he was still tired and sleepy; also he was stale drunk; and the traffic jams!1982, Race Today, volumes 14-16, page 170

Questions about stale drunk

What does stale drunk mean?
Stale drunk means drunk from a long (possibly overnight) session of drinking alcohol.
What part of speech is stale drunk?
Stale drunk is an adjective.

Words near stale drunk in the dictionary

  1. stalderite
  2. stalders
  3. stalding
  4. staldings
  5. stale
  6. stale drunk
  7. stale read
  8. stale reads
  9. staled
  10. stalefish
  11. stalefishes

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