shickered

S1H4I1C3K5E1R1E1D2
UK/ˈʃɪkəd/

adjective

Drunk.

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Meanings

verb

alternative shikkered

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shicker
adjectiveshickered (comparative more shickered, superlative most shickered)

comparative more shickered · superlative most shickered · alternative shikkered

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandcolloquialDrunk.

    'You're shickered, dear.' She is coolly diagnostic. 'You know what you're like when you're shickered.'

    1994, Annamarie Jagose, In Translation, page 13
    1 more example

    ‘I'm shikkered. I've never been so shikkered before. Do you know how I know? Because,’ he started giggling, ‘because I don't normally fucking swear.’

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 458

    Synonyms: drunk

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDrunk.

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Origin

  1. Hebrewשיכּור
  2. Yiddishשיכּור“drunk”
  3. Englishshickered

From Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכּור.

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shickered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shickered

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

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

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