English Explanatory Dictionary

cup-shot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Intoxicated; drunk.

Word forms

cup-shot more cup-shot most cup-shot

Etymology

England, late 15th century–early 19th century. From cup (“drinking vessel”) + shot (“discharged, cleared”).

Synonyms

drunk

Related words

cup-shotten
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