sloppy drunk

comparative more sloppy drunk · superlative most sloppy drunk

1. colloquialregionalVery drunk.

   “He wants to talk to you, Reverend Wayne. Honestly, if Joseph was a drinking man I would say he’s sloppy drunk. He just doesn’t make sense.”

   1964, Margaret Jessup Van Briggle, chapter 19, in The High Place, Zondervan Publishing House, page 112

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   ‘Listen, business is pretty good, but I got to take off. Keep the joint open as long as you got any customers. Even if they’re sloppy drunk. If they’re hog drunk, but spending money, keep the joint open.’

   1975, James Ross, chapter 25, in They Don't Dance Much, Southern Illinois University Press, page 266

   I had no idea you could even do things with your hands, but Ramona knew all the ways girls really fucked, real lesbian sex. Not just me doing whatever I did with Savvy that I didn’t even remember while we were sloppy drunk that night at her mom’s, not just my crazy imagination, not me thinking about girls while some boring boy like Dustin flopped around on top of me—the real deal.

   2013, Rhiannon Argo, chapter 20, in Girls I've Run Away With, Moonshine Press, page 249

plural sloppy drunks

1. colloquialA person who is currently or habitually sloppy drunk.

   “Lawton was an idiot. A sloppy drunk who pinched nipples and patted rear ends as if it were his God-given right.”

   2000, Nancy Sanra, chapter 11, in No Corpse, Rising Tide Press, page 76

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   In the case of someone getting “fresh” at a party, your response will probably depend to some extent on who the person is; if it’s a good friend, for example, your response will likely be different than if the fondler is a complete stranger. Is the person merely a sloppy drunk or a consciously, deliberately aggressive jerk?

   2006, Master J.G. Townsend, chapter 1, in Self-defense for Peaceable People, Blue Snake Books, page 23

   After seeing her walk outside with that prick and being gone for a long time, I bribed Damon into pretending like he was a sloppy drunk to scare Liam away.

   2015, Breigh Forstner, chapter 5, in Don't Break My Heart, CreateSpace, page 65