as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Recent Examples of tipsy
Candles are lit, music is playing, and J. and I are tipsy and happy.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2024
JoJo Siwa rang in her 21st birthday with a tipsy day at Disney.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
The tipsy banter was probably more suited for a midnight set in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The beer was flowing, the bratwurst were sizzling and the brass band at the village May Day festival led the crowd in ever tipsier renditions of the local drinking song.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 28 May 2023
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2024
JoJo Siwa rang in her 21st birthday with a tipsy day at Disney.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
The tipsy banter was probably more suited for a midnight set in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The beer was flowing, the bratwurst were sizzling and the brass band at the village May Day festival led the crowd in ever tipsier renditions of the local drinking song.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 28 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
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When these interact with hot water, they can get released into the tea and end up being drunk.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fruit flies sing, get drunk and can be kept awake with caffeine, suggesting even more similarities between their brains and ours.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere in Cher's memoir, the singer recalls her relationship with Gene Simmons, taking a drunken John Lennon to the Playboy Mansion and her first impression of Dolly Parton, among other anecdotes.Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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There are absolutely no alterations in the story line of Born Yesterday, which is the account of Harry Brock, who climbs to the top of the junk business and proposes now to form an international cartel with the help of his drunken lawyer and a crooked congressman.THR Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
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Slim Chickens, a chain started in Arkansas, is also bringing locations to southeast Michigan and Jollibee, known for its fried chicken, opened its first location on busy Hall Road in Clinton Township.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cornflake 'Fried' Chicken Not your typical fried chicken, but this recipe is a real crowd-pleaser.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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