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From in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety. Full definition →
From in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.