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cockeyed

cockeyed

1 9.7
Very drunk after drinking too much
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑːkiˌaɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : borracho
  • Why, you're cockeyed right now.

Examples

  • 'Cause your eyes are glazed, then you look all cockeyed.

  • Cockeyed as hell.

  • What gets me so cockeyed sore at myself is that I fell for that big bunch of beef.

  • I was cockeyed.

  • Those cockeyed bastards.

  • You cockeyed, drunken fool.

  • Old Peter was cockeyed, smelled like bear grease, and would dance around their cabin with a mask and prayer sticks, singing and screeching, until Jimmy One Rock and his brothers were scared well.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • After a few too many drinks, he stumbled around looking completely cockeyed.

  • At the party, everyone's laughter made it clear they were all feeling a bit cockeyed.

  • After celebrating all night, she woke up cockeyed and with a terrible headache.

Synonyms

drunk
vscockeyed
56 3.0

Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly

focuses on heavy alcohol intoxication rather than including emotional overwhelm
tight
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
12 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is informal and current in tone rather than marked as dated
stiff
vscockeyed
  • Slang
8 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

is informal and names strong intoxication without extra slang label
inebriated
vscockeyed
  • Formal
8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is informal and refers to high intoxication in everyday speech rather than clinical language
drunk as a skunk
vscockeyed
  • Informal
4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

is informal and denotes a high degree of intoxication without idiom use
blotto
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
3 9.9

Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly

is very drunk too but does not always imply complete incapacity
blind drunk
vscockeyed
  • Informal
3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

is very intoxicated as well but does not always imply total unawareness
soused
vscockeyed
  • Informal
1 9.0

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is informal in tone and expresses the same high degree of intoxication
hammered
vscockeyed
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is similar in degree but can be slightly less coarse in tone
pie-eyed
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is very drunk too but does not always stress visible impairment
pished
vscockeyed
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is informal too but lacks the explicit regional label in its description
sozzled
vscockeyed
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is about high intoxication without always stressing visible overindulgence
rat-arsed
vscockeyed
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is informal too but is neutral compared with the linked coarse slang
squiffy
vscockeyed
  • Slang
1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

refers specifically to a high degree of intoxication rather than a mild state
sloshed
vscockeyed
  • Informal
9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is about great drunkenness but does not require slang usage
smashed
vscockeyed
  • Slang
8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is very drunk too but does not always imply total loss of control
plastered
vscockeyed
  • Informal
8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is similar in degree but may be less focused on physical appearance
besotted
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
8.2

Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly

is about being very intoxicated to a large degree rather than stressing effect
pissed
vscockeyed
  • UK
9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is informal and names the same high degree of alcohol intoxication
soaked
vscockeyed
  • Informal
8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is similarly strong but the key's tone is simply marked as informal
loaded
vscockeyed
  • Informal
8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the informal label for the same strong alcohol intoxication
knickered
vscockeyed
  • Slang
9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is similar in degree but the key is labelled informal without extra regional note
slopped
vscockeyed
  • Slang
9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is the same general idea but with no special mention of slang register
swacked
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is equally informal but is presented without explicit slang labeling
crocked
vscockeyed
  • Slang
9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is very intoxicated too but need not always stress measurable impairment
fuddled
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is about being very drunk but does not necessarily stress confusion
pixilated
vscockeyed
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is very intoxicated too but is not marked as old-fashioned or foolish-behaving

Antonyms

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

wasted
  • NSFW
8.4
cockeyed
  • Archaic
1 9.7
drunk
1.6
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8
sober
269 3.2

Surface Forms

cockeyed positive

Morphology

cockeyed = cock + eye (opaque) = cock + eye

This sense is an idiomatic extension ('very drunk') not derivable from the literal components, so the morphological relation is not useful for guessing the meaning.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the informal sense of cockeyed is to think of cock 'to tilt' and eye 'eye'. A tilted head or view looks 'off balance', which is why people call someone cockeyed when they are 'very drunk'.