Drunkonyms

[probes]

A study in Germany has found there [= in Britain] are 546 words which mean drunk, including .... .

The team believe this could be because of Britain's deeply-rooted culture of social drinking and quirky sense of humour.

Well, gentlemen and not-so-numerous ladies?
Would you add your drunko-list first, only then it's ok to open the link: All 546 words that Brits use to mean 'drunk'... so which is YOUR favourite?

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

You can use almost any word as a euphemism for politely unmentionable bodily parts or processes.
It's the context that tells people what you are avoiding saying.

I do recall some linguist telling me that the Brits had the most words for drunk, the Americans for being angry, and the Australians for being sick, compared to each other.

[PHXPhlyer]

List has a few too many ****** to figure out some of them.

PP

[Hydromet]

One that I like is "talking Braille."

[G-CPTN]

Not quite the same but our GP used to describe 'baby talk' as talking scribble.

[PHXPhlyer]

One that I didn't see is "Knee Walking".
Courtesy of the late, great, Jimmy Buffett.
"Commode hugging" was also mentioned as well.

PP

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

They missed out bat faced

[OFSO]

My favourite is "rat-arsed". Just visualise it......

[EA01]

Hydro will relate to 'Barnabied"

Ex Deputy PM of Australia Barnaby Joyce if you care to look it up....

[Hydromet]

Hydro will relate to 'Barnabied"

Ex Deputy PM of Australia Barnaby Joyce if you care to look it up....

The model for Sir Les Patterson.

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[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

I like the West Country term 'Spannered', oft heard around Bath, Brizzle, and in this case, Sh!t-n-Smellit*.



*As the locals refer to Shepton Mallet.