The English language is famous for the large number of words that express the idea of being drunk in a humorous way—so-called drunkonyms like “pissed,” “hammered” or “wasted.” British comedian Michael McIntyre even argues in a comedy routine that posh people can use any word to mean “drunk” in English, e.g., “I was utterly gazeboed” or “I’m gonna get totally carparked.” With the myriad of possibilities, how can people understand new drunkonyms then?
‘I’m gonna get totally and utterly X’d’: Can you really use any English word to mean ‘drunk’?
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