half-cut

A form of half cut — Rather drunk.

Meanings

adjectivehalf-cut (comparative more half-cut, superlative most half-cut)

comparative more half-cut · superlative most half-cut

  1. alternativeAlternative form of half cut (“drunk”).

    Tommy wandered in, calm as you like, a full hour late, reeking of booze. He'd forgotten to put his clock forward, and was clearly still half-cut.

    2017, Jamie Bartlett, chapter 2, in Radicals, London: William Heinemann
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APA

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“half-cut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-cut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-cut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-cut.

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