tipsy adj : very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, wet] [also: tipsiest, tipsier]

English

From tip 'upset' + -sy

Pronunciation

• tĭpʹsē, /ˈtɪpsi/, /"tIpsi/

Adjective

1. fuddled, slightly drunk, staggering, foolish as a result of alcohol consumption
2. (metonymy) unsteady, askew

Derived terms

• tipsy cake

Translations

References

• Tipsy is a term that is also defined as similar to "drunkenness", but less extreme.
• Tipsy (song) is a 2004 rap song by So So Def artist J-Kwon.
• Tipsy (band) is the name of an experimental lounge band formed in San Francisco, CA.

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