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whistle-drunk

whistle-drunk adjective: extremely drunk.

Adjective

whistle-drunk (comparative more whistle-drunk, superlative most whistle-drunk)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Extremely drunk.
    Synonyms:
    drunk

Synonyms of whistle-drunk

Forms of whistle-drunk

comparativemore whistle-drunk
superlativemost whistle-drunk

Origin of whistle-drunk

Suggests that a person is too drunk to be able to whistle.

Questions about whistle-drunk

What does whistle-drunk mean?
Whistle-drunk means extremely drunk.
What part of speech is whistle-drunk?
Whistle-drunk is an adjective.

Words near whistle-drunk in the dictionary

  1. whistle-blowers
  2. whistle-blowing
  3. whistle-blowings
  4. whistle-blown
  5. whistle-blows
  6. whistle-drunk
  7. whistle-pig
  8. whistle-pigs
  9. whistle-stop
  10. whistle-stopped
  11. whistle-stopping

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