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two pot screamer

two pot screamer noun: one who becomes talkative or rowdy after consuming a relatively small amount of alcohol; one who quickly becomes intoxicated.

Noun

two pot screamer (plural two pot screamers)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) One who becomes talkative or rowdy after consuming a relatively small amount of alcohol; one who quickly becomes intoxicated.
    • “I′m sorry,” Jimmy said. “A two-pot screamer from the sound of him.”
      “What?”
      “Can′t hold his liquor.”1979, Charlotte Vale Allen, Moments of Meaning, page 48
    • “I′m not a drinker. Two glasses of fine wine with a meal is more my style, and my limit. Raymond always called me a two pot screamer.”2006, C. A. Hocking, Damaged Goods, Lulu, page 97

Forms of two pot screamer

pluraltwo pot screamers
alternative formtwo-pot screamer

Origin of two pot screamer

From two + pot (“standard glass”) + screamer (“one who yells”).

Questions about two pot screamer

What does two pot screamer mean?
Two pot screamer means one who becomes talkative or rowdy after consuming a relatively small amount of alcohol; one who quickly becomes intoxicated.
What part of speech is two pot screamer?
Two pot screamer is a noun.
What is the plural of two pot screamer?
The plural of two pot screamer is two pot screamers.

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