25 Alcohol Slang Terms
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009
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As if you needed any new ways to describe getting drunk at the bar on the weekends, Cognac.com has a list of some obvious as well as some very odd terminology for everyone's favorite alcohol-supported pastime.
2. Porch Climber : A Canadian slang, Porch climber refers to someone who is extremely drunk or in the state of intoxication.
3. Do It Fluid : Alcoholic beverages are often referred to as Do it fluid as well. Another slang term for alcohol.
4. Giggle juice : Giggle juice is a collective term for any alcoholic beverage that has the ability to instigate frivolity or laughter.
5. Fire water : Alcohol that is so strong it burns on the way down. Whiskey is mostly referred to as fire water by many.
6. Hooch : Hooch is a slang term that is usually refers home-made liquor.
7. Junkst : If you are tight on money this is what you might end up drinking. Junkst is a slang for cheap alcohol.
8. Beast : Surprisingly the word “beast” is a slang term for any cheap beer. This slang originate from the beer “Milwaukee’s Best.”
9. Hammered : A word used to define someone who is intoxicated beyond drunk.
10. Tanked : A informal way of saying someone is excessively drunk.
11. Wasted : One of the most widely used slang to describe one’s drunkeness.
12. Plastered : Same as wasted. Heavily under the influence of alcohol.
13. Canned : Although this word is used to define other situations such as getting fired among many, it is often used to describe alcohol intoxication.
14. Three sheets to the wind : This old saying indicating how a person walk after having too much to drink originated in New England.
15. Barfly : Slang used to describe a female who acts slutty at a bar looking for attention.
17. Sloshed : Another alcohol related slang which is synonymous with slangs such as hammered.
18. Boozehound : Someone who likes to drink alcohol to quite an extent.
21. Souse : Not spouse . A person who drinks copious amounts of liquor.
23. Juiced up : Similar to hammered, wasted, etc. Someone who is drunk.
24. Crocked : An informal way of saying someone is drunk.
For the complete list, as well as a white-paper report on "Slang Terms For Drinks, Drunks and Habits of Drinking" (yes, someone actually did a report on it), head over to Cognac.com.
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