Definition

1. Adjective (Informal):
   • Be dead drunk: To be extremely intoxicated from alcohol, to the point of losing full control of one's faculties or consciousness. This term emphasizes a severe state of drunkenness beyond simply being "say" (drunk).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau bữa tiệc, anh ta say khướt và không thể tự về nhà. (After the party, he was dead drunk and couldn't get home by himself.)
  • Đừng uống thêm nữa, mày sẽ say khướt đấy. (Don't drink anymore, you'll be dead drunk.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is informal and colloquial, often used in spoken language. It carries a stronger, more vivid connotation than the standard word "say" (drunk).

Variants and Related Words

• Say (adj): Drunk, intoxicated.
  • Anh ấy chỉ hơi say thôi. (He is only a little drunk.)
• Say bí tỉ (adj, informal): Another colloquial term for being very drunk, unconscious from alcohol.
  • Nó uống rượu mạnh và say bí tỉ. (He drank strong liquor and was out cold.)

Synonyms

• Blind drunk: Extremely intoxicated.
• Wasted (slang): Very drunk.
• Legless (slang): Too drunk to stand properly.

Related Idioms

• Say lử cò bợ: A synonymous idiom meaning completely and utterly drunk. (This is noted as a variant in the reference definition.)
  • Nhậu xong, cả bọn say lử cò bợ. (After the drinking session, the whole group was completely plastered.)

1. Be dead drunk