mellow
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- adjective
- /ˈmɛloʊ/
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- After a couple of drinks, I felt mellow and content, enjoying the warm atmosphere of the bar.
- feel mellow
- get mellow
- mellow buzz
That could easily take might take two on Thursdays, you know, just to be mellow.
- That could easily take might take two on Thursdays, you know, just to be mellow.
Examples
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The booze was beginning to take him to the mellow stage where everything seemed fine, and he was at one with the world.
Fiction book (2002) -
But a completely mellow high, no paranoia.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's weird because it can make you either really mellow or it can make you out of control.
Academic text (2009) -
When you eat it, it's a much more mellow buzz.
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I'm feeling a bit more mellow now as well.
Blog text (6) -
You're not getting mellow on me, are you?
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Just be mellow, 'cause that's what this is all about.
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He'd had several beers and was euphorically mellow.
Fiction book (1999) -
Afterward, as he drifted in a mellow haze, he realized she was crying.
Fiction book (2000) -
Feeling mellow now, Benny?
Fiction book (1998)
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Feeling slightly drunk or affected by drugs
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Etymology
Mellow has long meant 'soft' or 'gentle', so a helpful way to remember the slang sense is to think of a softened mood. That is why being a little drunk or high can be called mellow — you feel relaxed and easy, not sharp or tense.