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tipsy

[ tip-see ]

adjective

tipsier, tipsiest.
  1. slightly intoxicated or drunk.
  2. characterized by or due to intoxication:

    a tipsy lurch.

  3. tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication.


tipsy

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. slightly drunk
  2. slightly tilted or tipped; askew
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˈپԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • پs· adverb
  • پs·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tipsy1

1570–80; tip 2 or obsolete tip strong drink (perhaps back formation from tipple 1 ) + -sy. Compare obsolete bumpsy in same sense
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tipsy1

C16: from tip ²
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She could have been hungover, plastered, tipsy — you know, any place in it.

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I was feeling good, but nowhere near tipsy.

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The “America’s Got Talent” judge recalled Monday on “Live With Kelly and Mark” that a “tipsy” Terry, who had had dinner and drinks earlier, had gotten up at night and then “headed into the wall.”

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A game that began with a handful of fans tipsy on cheap beer running across the outfield grass — some of them naked — collapsed into chaos.

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The tipsy banter was probably more suited for a midnight set in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store.

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