English Explanatory Dictionary

one over the eight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Drunk.
noun
  1. One or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness; one too many.

Word forms

one over the eight more one over the eight most one over the eight

Etymology

1920s UK origin, from the idea that one can drink eight pints of beer without getting drunk.

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