half cut
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== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
half-cut (more common)
=== Etymology ===
Originally jocular derivative of now rare use of cut in this sense, which dates from the 17th century, from cut in the leg, to have cut your leg, euphemism for being very drunk.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
half cut (comparative more half cut, superlative most half cut)
(informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada) Rather drunk.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk
=== Further reading ===
“half-cut”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“half-cut”, in Collins English Dictionary.