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shikker

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

adjective
/ˈʃɪkər/

Slang

: borracho

Don't let him drive; he's shikker.

Examples

He was completely shikker after the party.
You could tell he was shikker by the way he was singing loudly in the street.
He stumbled into the room, clearly shikker after a long night out.
At the wedding, several guests became quite shikker before dinner was even served.
At the wedding, several guests became quite shikker before dinner was even served.
He stumbled into the room, clearly shikker after a long night out.
You could tell he was shikker by the way he was singing loudly in the street.

Synonyms

drunken

vsshikker

168 2.8

Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely

is the Yiddish influenced regional term rather than neutral standard usage

drunk as a skunk

vsshikker

Informal

4 8.9

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

is a single Yiddish influenced word without idiomatic exaggeration

hammered

vsshikker

Slang

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is used for ordinary intoxication without the heavy forceful sense

pished

vsshikker

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is used in Yiddish influenced speech rather than British regional usage

swacked

vsshikker

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is used for ordinary intoxication rather than extreme excess

sloshed

vsshikker

Informal

9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is used for normal intoxication rather than intense or extreme cases

Antonyms

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

wasted

NSFW

8.4

shikker

Slang

9.9

tipsy

Informal

18 4.8

Surface Forms

shikker positive

Etymology

Shikker comes from the Yiddish word shiker, which comes from the Hebrew shikor meaning 'drunk'. So calling someone shikker is like saying they are drunk or very tipsy.