First Known Use: 1577
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tipsy
adjective tip·sy \ˈtip-sē\
: unsteady or foolish from drinking : slightly drunk
tip·si·ertip·si·est
Full Definition of TIPSY
1
: unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled
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Origin of TIPSY
1tip + -sy (as in tricksy)
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- Synonyms
- besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, drunk, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]
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