pie-eyed
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Definition
Adjective: * Very drunk: Extremely intoxicated or inebriated from consuming alcohol.
Usage
The adjective "pie-eyed" is an informal, somewhat humorous term used to describe a state of severe drunkenness. It is not used in formal writing or speech.
Examples
- After the office party, he was completely pie-eyed and couldn't find his keys.
- They stumbled out of the bar, pie-eyed and laughing loudly.
- I've never seen him so pie-eyed; he could barely stand up.
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a visible, comical state of intoxication, with eyes wide, unfocused, or glassy (like the eyes of a pie, which is an old slang term for eye).
- It can be used predicatively (after a linking verb like , , ) or attributively (before a noun).
Variants and Related Words
- Pie-eyed is a fixed compound adjective. There are no standard verb or noun forms.
- Pie (slang, archaic): An eye.
Synonyms
- Intoxicated: The more formal, clinical term for being under the influence of alcohol.
- Inebriated: A formal synonym for drunk.
- Wasted (slang): Very drunk.
- Plastered (slang): Very drunk.
- Sloshed (slang): Drunk.
Idioms and Related Phrases
- To be pie-eyed: The standard idiomatic phrase to describe the state.
- He was pie-eyed by midnight.