Meanings
comparative more shickered · superlative most shickered · alternative shikkered
- 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 131 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 458Synonyms: drunk
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDrunk.
Origin
- Hebrewשיכּור
- Yiddishשיכּור“drunk”
- Englishshickered
From Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכּור.
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