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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Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Officers found Stewart drunk behind the wheel of a 2021 Honda Civic.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Besides, drunken Survivor footage is the best kind of footage.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Like one bride's tale about how she was forced to have wedding crashers kicked out of her wedding by police when their drunken behavior became too much.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Experts recommend limiting foods high in trans fats, such as fried foods, as much as possible.Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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Brochu's Whole Chicken Dinner is my favorite thing to order, as it's got a little bit of everything (fried thighs, grilled breast, and chicken salad) but their dessert program is amazing too!Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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