Words for being in your cups

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Words for being in your cups

13 January 2015, 17:46

How the English language developed to express various states of inebriation | Daily Mail Online

Poggled (1923): Military slang which has its origins in the Hindi word 'pagal', meaning a madman or an idiot. It was used particularly when a drunk person was behaving wildly.

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13 January 2015, 18:03

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How the English language developed to express various states of inebriation | Daily Mail Online

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Pogled - a very drunk guinea pig.
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13 January 2015, 23:06

Pogoed

='being so drunk, one falls on ones boner and bounces around the living room, like on a Pogo stick'
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14 January 2015, 07:47

Trolleyed: So inebriated that assistance is required for ambulatory movement

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