Brahms

adj, slang

adj, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the music of Brahms wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pissed, drunk. Cockney, slang

    "Now if we can all avoid getting Brahms at lunchtime, we'll be fine. Actually that is proving less of a problem the more we gig. No one drinks, snorts or smokes anything (other than fags) before shows."

Synonyms

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befuddledbesottedbibulousblind drunkblottobosky

Antonyms

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sober

Example

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"He flattered her by calling her ‘Brahms’s understudy’."

Etymology

Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed".

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