total pisshead
- noun
- /ˈtəʊtəl ˈpɪsˌhɛd/
- Offensive
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borracho empedernido
- Being a total pisshead eventually affected his work and relationships.
Examples
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He's a total pisshead who drinks every night.
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Despite his age, John remains a total pisshead on the weekends.
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You can't invite Sarah to the pub without her brother, who's a total pisshead.
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I can't believe she's such a total pisshead!
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After his friends stopped inviting him out, he realized he was being a total pisshead.
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She used to be fun, but now she's just a total pisshead who can't hold a conversation without alcohol.
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Everyone knows he's a total pisshead because he always shows up drunk at family gatherings.
Synonyms
222
3.3
A person who is addicted to alcohol
137
3.5
A person who has too much alcohol in their body, either now or often
17
5.5
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
3
9.4
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
2
9.9
A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly
1
9.9
A person who drinks alcohol too much
1
7.7
A person who drinks large amounts of alcohol very quickly
1
9.9
A person who is extremely drunk
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9.9
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
1
9.2
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
1
8.4
A person who drinks alcohol a lot
1
9.9
A slang word for a homeless person who drinks a lot of cheap alcohol
A person who drinks a lot of beer or other alcoholic drinks until very drunk
A person who often drinks too much alcohol
A person in a town who often drinks too much and people know it
A person who drinks a lot of alcohol quickly
Antonyms
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Morphology
total + pisshead
While 'total' is fully transparent, the noun 'pisshead' is slang and not a literal compositional combination of 'piss' + 'head' that a B1 learner would reliably interpret. There is a partial cue — English uses '-head' to mark a person associated with something and colloquial 'pissed' can mean drunk — but the vulgar slang and cultural knowledge required make the meaning only partially predictable.
Etymology
Total pisshead may come from a simple image: piss is a rude word tied to drinking, and head often means a person, so a pisshead is someone known for drinking a lot. One popular story says the name was used for people who drank so much they often behaved badly, so today total pisshead means 'a person who drinks too much'.