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jingled

dated slang Drunk. Back in my day, it was fairly common to get jingled on martinis with your colleagues during your lunch break. I had no interest in seeing my mother getting jingled with her friends, so I took my little brother and headed out toward town.
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whips and jingles

Withdrawal from alcohol or drugs. The whips and jingles can be agonizing. Hope you never have to experience them.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

jingle

1. n. a buzz or tingle from alcohol. This stuff gives me a little jingle, but that’s all.
2. n. a drinking bout. The guys planned a big jingle for Friday.
3. n. a call on the telephone. (see also buzz.) Give me a jingle when you get into town.

jingled

mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was a little jingled, but not worse than that.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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