drunker than a boiled owl
old-fashioned slang Very drunk. Primarily heard in US. Do you remember last night at all? You were drunker than a boiled owl by the time you left the pub! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's drunker than a boiled owl. You were drunker than a boiled owl last night, stumbling in here reeking of alcohol!
drunker than a hoot owl
old-fashioned slang Very drunk. Primarily heard in US. Do you remember last night at all? You were drunker than a hoot owl by the time you left the pub! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's drunker than a hoot owl. You were drunker than a hoot owl last night, stumbling in here reeking of alcohol!
drunker than Cooter Brown
slang Very drunk. Stories claim that a man named Cooter Brown opted for a perpetual state of drunkenness in order to avoid fighting in the US Civil War. Primarily heard in US. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were drunker than Cooter Brown! After such a long week at work, all I want is to get drunker than Cooter Brown. Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's drunker than Cooter Brown.
drunker than Cootie Brown
slang Very drunk. Stories claim that a man named Cooter Brown (sometimes given as Cootie Brown) opted for a perpetual state of drunkenness in order to avoid fighting in the US Civil War. Primarily heard in US. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were drunker than Cootie Brown! After such a long week at work, all I want is to get drunker Cootie Brown. Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's drunker than Cootie Brown.
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