half cut

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Rather drunk. Australia,Canada,Ireland,UK,informal
    — He had the girl's head on his shoulder but she was half cut and in her seventh heaven, so he just went on talking to me, proud of his English, you see.

词形变化

more half cut comparative most half cut superlative half-cut alternative,common

词源

Originally jocular derivative of now rare use of cut in this sense, which dates from the 17th century, from cut in the leg, to have cut your leg, euphemism for being very drunk.
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