Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistle-drunk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
whistle--drunk
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely drunk.

Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

drunk

Questions

What does whistle-drunk mean?
Extremely drunk.
Where does whistle-drunk come from?
Suggests that a person is too drunk to be able to whistle.

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