drunk as a skunk

Examples

• All

• Wylie, you're drunk as a skunk.

  Places in the Heart (1984)

• He's drunk as a skunk!

  Sixteen Candles (1984)

• Okay, this guy's drunk as a skunk.

  Memory (2022)

• I was as drunk as a skunk.

  Criminal Law (1989)

• I'm drunk as a skunk.

  In Fidelity (2024)

• "I swear, Duck, you are as drunk as a skunk.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So he's as drunk as a skunk.

  Tony n' Tina's Wedding (2004)

• Junebug is drunk as a skunk.

  Fiction book (2000)

• He came home one night... four in the morning, soaking wet... probably drunk as a skunk.

  The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)

• After a night of partying, he came home drunk as a skunk and fell asleep on the couch.

Synonyms

D

drunk

vsdrunk as a skunk

∞ 1.6

Having too much alcohol makes your body and mind not work normally

is more emphatic and colourful than this general description

U

under the influence

vsdrunk as a skunk

• NSFW

46 5.8

Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs

is an everyday colourful idiom, not a legal or clinical phrase

I

intoxicated

vsdrunk as a skunk

• NSFW

44 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

is specifically a vivid informal phrase aimed at heavy alcohol use

S

stiff

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

8 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a colourful simile rather than a short slang label

I

inebriated

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Formal

8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is an informal colourful simile rather than a formal label

B

blind drunk

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Informal

3 7.9

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

is equally extreme but does not imply lack of awareness

C

cockeyed

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

1 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

focuses on extreme impairment but uses a colourful idiom rather than plain

I

in the drink

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

is a vivid simile rather than a plain idiom about alcohol use

H

hammered

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is vivid informal language, not a neutral medical description

S

sozzled

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the same strong idea but phrased as a vivid playful simile

R

rat-arsed

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Offensive

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a colourful idiom rather than coarse slang in many regions

P

pie-eyed

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is a common expressive simile rather than a descriptive physical term

P

pished

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is a colourful phrase used widely beyond regional informal terms

S

squiffy

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

is clearly extreme and vivid, not flexible in mildness

W

wasted

vsdrunk as a skunk

• NSFW

8.4

Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly

focuses specifically on alcohol rather than including drugs

S

smashed

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is a colourful idiom rather than a neutral term

P

plastered

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Informal

8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is a colourful phrase used in casual speech rather than formal usage

S

sloshed

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Informal

9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a fixed colourful simile rather than general slang for heavy drinking

S

slopped

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is more idiomatic and image-based than plain casual terms

S

soaked

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Informal

8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is a colourful simile expressing the same extreme alcohol state

C

crocked

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is idiomatic and more image-based than the simple general term

F

fuddled

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is a more general severe alcohol effect, not limited to confusion

K

knickered

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is an expressive simile used more broadly than regional slang

S

swacked

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is a vivid colloquial expression rather than a neutral report

L

loaded

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Informal

8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is more pictorial and emphatic than this simple informal term

I

in one's cups

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a more modern informal simile than this older phrase

P

pixilated

vsdrunk as a skunk

• Archaic

9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is a modern lively simile not limited to foolish or erratic behaviour

Antonyms

S

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

A

abstinent

8.0

A person who does not drink alcohol

How Drunk

drunk as a skunk

• Informal

4 8.9

hammered

• Slang

1 8.4

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

• Informal

18 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology